9/5/11

Ukraine increases imports and exports of steel products in January to July

According to the data released by the metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company, in January to July Ukraine’s exports of steel products rose by 1.3% YoY increasing to 14.421 million tons. In July alone Ukraine’s steel product exports decreased by 21.6% compared to June, dropping to 1.835 million tons.
In the first seven months of the current year Ukraine registered a 7.4% YoY increase in its steel product imports to 965,000 tons. In July alone Ukraine’s steel product imports increased by 5.7% compared to June, rising to 161,000 tons. (SteelOrbis)