Ukraine's
iron ore exports fell 1.1 percent year on year to 1.46 million metric tons in January 2006.
Ukraine exported 667,000 metric tons of pellets in January, down 8.1 percent from a year earlier while sintering ore exports fell 9.9 percent to 197,000 metric tons. On the other hand, concentrate ore exports rose 41.7 percent to 197,000 metric tons.