Ferroalloy enterprises of Ukraine in January-February of the current year in total increased output by 23.1% compared to the same period last year – up to 141.53 thousand tons, including 79.39 thousand tons in January.
As Interfax-Ukraine was informed by the Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA) on Thursday, in January-February the production of silicomanganese increased by 31% – up to 114.57 thousand tons. At the same time, the production of ferromanganese decreased by 7.5% to 14.03 thousand tons.
In addition, the production of ferrosilicon (in terms of 45%) decreased by 3.1% – to 11.33 thousand tons, but metallic manganese increased by 86.7%, to 1.12 thousand tons.
Pokrovsky (formerly Ordzhonikidzevsky) and Marganets Mining and Processing Plants (PGOK and MGOK, both – Dnipropetrovsk region), mining and enriching manganese ore, for 2 months 2022 produced a total of 148.94 thousand tons of manganese concentrate, which is 34, 3% lower compared to 2M-2021. At the same time, MGOK produced 86.1 thousand tons of concentrate (an increase of 45%), PGOK – 62.84 thousand tons (50.5% less).
Pokrovsky GOK for 2 months. also produced 29.55 thousand tons of iron ore sinter (27.7% less compared to January-February 2021), supplying it to PJSC “Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant” (DMZ), which is part of DCH Steel businessman Alexander Yaroslavsky.
As reported, in 2021 Ukraine increased the production of ferroalloys by 15% compared to 2020 – up to 858.7 thousand tons, but reduced manganese concentrate by 6.6%, to 1 million 763.43 thousand tons.
Pokrovsky GOK also produced 258.84 thousand tons of iron ore sinter last year (up 38.4% compared to 2020).
Prior to nationalization, PrivatBank (Kyiv) organized the business of SZF (located on the NKT) and ZZF, MGOK and PGOK (OGOK).
The Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant is controlled by the EastOne group, created in the fall of 2007 as a result of the restructuring of the Interpipe group, as well as the Privat group (both Dnepr).
