Ukrainian steelmakers reduce gas consumption by 18% in April

Gas consumption in the first four months amounted to 650 mcm, which was 2% less than the same period in 2017.

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Metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine reduced consumption of natural gas by 18% in April 2018 compared to March 2018, to 140 million cubic meters (mcm).

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Gas consumption in the first four months amounted to 650 mcm, which was 2% less than the same period in 2017.

Electricity consumption by steelmakers in January-April 2018 increased by 2% compared to the four months of 2017, to 4 billion kWh.

As UNIAN reported, Ukrainian metal companies in 2017 boosted gas consumption by 3%, to 1.8 billion cubic meters, electricity consumption in 2017 was 11.5 billion kWh, which was 11% down on 2016.

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