Ukraine's rolled metal production and exports in Q1

Ukraine’s rolled metal production and exports in Q1

Ukraine's rolled metal production decreased 0.5% year on year to 8.49 million tons in the first quarter of 2005. Major producers of the country accounted for 55% of the total production. Among them were Kryvorizhstal with 1.56 million tons, Ilyich with 1.44 million tons, Zaporizhstal with 910'000 tons and Dzerzhinsky with 736'000 tons. Zaporizhstal and Dzerzhinsky saw almost 8% year-on-year decreases in their production. On the other hand, the country exported 4.97 million tons of rolled products during the quarter. The figure represents a 5.8% year-on-year increase. Thanks to higher prices, revenue rose 57.5% year on year to $1.96 million.