Ukraine’s steel pipe imports and exports down in Jan-Feb

According to the data issued by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers, in the January-February period of the current year Ukrainian exports of steel pipes decreased by 46.1 percent year on year to 178,830 mt, worth a total of $240.57 million. In February alone, steel pipe exports from Ukraine increased by two times compared to January, rising to 122,370 mt, worth a total of $165.24 million. In the January-February period of the current year, Ukrainian imports of steel pipes decreased by 12.8 percent year on year to 10,630 mt, totaling $12.19 million in value. In February alone, imports of steel pipes to Ukraine increased by 51.9 percent month on month to 6,410 mt, worth a total of $16.26 million.