According to the preliminary data disclosed by Ukrmetallurgprom, in the January-April period of the current year Ukraine-based steel mills produced 7.138 million mt of crude steel and 6.414 million of finished steel, up 7.2 percent and up 7.4 percent, respectively, both year on year.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s pig iron output in the given period amounted to 7.1 million mt, rising by 9.1 percent year on year, SteelOrbis has learned.