According to the official customs data, in the first two months of the current year Ukraine managed to increase its exports of semi-finished steel products by 3.7 percent year on year to 1.3 million mt.
However, in terms of value, the semis exports from Ukraine in the given period decreased by 9.9 percent year on year to $494.8 million, SteelOrbis has learned. Turkey and Italy remained the key destinations to supply, with 24.9 percent and 19.7 percent shares in the total value respectively. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia accounted 7.59 percent of the total value.