The Ukrmetprom metallurgy association has announced Ukraine saw a 13% decline in steel production in January-October 2017, year-over-year, to 17.66 million tonnes, according to a latest update.
Ukraine saw a 16% decline in steel production in January-August 2017 year-over-year, to 13.83 million tonnes, according to the Ukrmetprom Association.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says he supports the bill adopted by the Verkhovna Rada to raise the duty on scrap metal exports.
Ukraine smelted 5.6 million tonnes of steel in January-March 2017, which was 8% down year-over-year, according to the Ukrmetprom (formerly Metallurgprom) association of Ukrainian steel producers.
The European Commission has decided it will not impose provisional duties on hot-rolled steel from Brazil, Iran, Russia, Serbia, and Ukraine, but could still find the countries have breached rules on unfair competition, industry sources said on Wednesday, March 29, according to Reuters.