According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA), in January this year Ukraine's ferroalloys production decreased by almost 10 percent compared to January 2010 to 110,300 million mt.
Accordingly, in the first month of 2011, Ukraine's silicomanganese output decreased by 1.5 percent to 78,400 mt, its ferromanganese production went down by 37.8 percent to 15,000 mt, its ferrosilicon output dropped by 11.6 percent to 15,300 mt, while its metallic manganese production increased by 14.3 percent to 1,600 mt, all compared to the same month last year.
Specifically, in January this year, the largest Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant reduced its ferroalloy output by eight percent year on year to 70,400 mt, including 60,600 mt of silicomanganese and 9,800 mt of ferromanganese.
Meanwhile, in January this year, Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Zaporozhye Ferro Alloys Plant decreased its ferroalloy output by 23 percent year on year to 20,300 mt, including 11,100 mt of silicomanganese, 5,200 mt of ferromanganese, 2,400 mt of ferrosilicon and 1,600 mt of metallic manganese.
In addition, another major Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Stakhanov Ferroalloy Plant increased its January ferroalloy output by one percent year on year to 19,600 mt, including 12,900 mt of ferrosilicon and 6,700 mt of silicomanganese.