Ukraine's January 2006 steel output falls

Ukraine’s January 2006 steel output falls

Ukraine's Industrial Policy Ministry disclosed that the country's finished steel production fell 2 percent year on year to 2.69 million metric tons in January. Crude steel production fell 1 percent year on year to 3.24 million metric tons in January while pig iron production decreased 4 percent year on year to 2.61 million metric tons. On the other hand, steel pipe production soared 10 percent year on year to 146,000 metric tons during the same period. Ukraine produced 4.33 million metric tons of iron ore concentrate last month, down 5 percent from a year earlier. Sinter production also fell 2 percent to 4.02 million metric tons. On the other hand, pellet production increased 9 percent to 1.38 million metric tons.