Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises increased the production of general rolled products, according to recent data, by 7.9% in January-May this year compared to the same period last year, to 8,016 million tonnes.
According to the report of the Ukrmetalurgprom association, in the first five months of the year steel production grew by 8.3%, to 8.986 million tonnes, while cast iron output increased 9.1%, to 8.903 million tonnes.
In May, 1.626 million tonnes of rolled metal, 1.85 million tonnes of steel, and 1.83 million tonnes of cast iron were produced.
As reported, in 2020, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises increased the production of general rolled products by 0.7% compared to the previous year, to 18.344 million tonnes, reduced steel output by 1.4%, to 20.549 million tonnes and increased cast iron production by 1.5%, to 20.358 million tonnes.
METALLURGICAL ENTERPRISES, STEEL OUTPUT
