According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA), in January-October this year Ukraine registered a 41.5 percent decrease year on year in its ferroalloys production to 810,700 mt.
Accordingly, during the first ten months of 2009, Ukraine's silicomanganese output decreased by 33.8 percent to 582,000 mt, its ferromanganese production went down by 72.6 percent to 98,500 mt, its ferrosilicon output dropped by 15.9 percent to 117,800 mt, while its metallic manganese production increased by 44.2 percent to 12,400 mt, all compared to the same period of last year.
Meanwhile, according to the preliminary data, in January-October this year the largest Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NZF) reduced its ferroalloy output by 36 percent to 520,700 mt, including 463,400 mt of silicomanganese - down 16.6 percent, and 57,300 mt of ferromanganese - down 77.7 percent, all compared to the same period last year. Since the beginning of the year, the plant has not produced any other ferroalloys.