Ukraine’s metal figures for Jan-Feb 2005
Data from
Ukraine's Metallurgprom Association show that
Ukraine produced 6.2 million tons of steel in January-February 2005, down 2.5% from a year ago.
The country's cast iron
production remained unchanged at 5.15 million tons, but steelmakers consumed only 918'000 tons of steel
scrap through the first two months of 2005. A year prior, steelmakers consumed nearly 1.13 million tons of
scrap.
Ukraine also exported approximately 250'000 tons of metal
scrap during the January-February 2005 period. The figure is 21% lower year on year. The country exported most of its
scrap to
Turkey,
Italy,
Egypt, and
Moldova.