The Association of Ore Mining Companies of
Ukraine (Ukrrudprom) reported that the country's import of
iron ore fell 20.1 percent year on year to 458,300 tons in the first quarter of 2006.
In the first quarter of 2006, import of
iron ore concentrate from Russian Federation increased 44.8 percent to 96,500 tons, while import of sinter decreased 29.2 percent to 146,300 tons. During the same period,
Ukraine did not import pellets from
Russia.
All of Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises, except for Ilyich, decreased imports of
iron ore from
Russia in the first quarter of 2006. Ilyich increased import of
iron ore concentrate 59.2 percent year on year to 312,000 tons in the given period.