In the January-November period of the current year, Ukraine’s semi-finished steel exports totaled 6.9 million mt, rising by 5.5 percent year on year. In terms of value, Ukrainian semis exports in the given period fell by 6.6 percent year on year to $2.5 billion.
In particular, supplies to Italy and Turkey accounted for 26.1 percent and 16.5 percent of the total value respectively, while China accounted for 9.5 percent of the total.
As a result, in the January-November period of the current year, Ukraine’s steel pipe exports amounted to 431,900 mt of steel pipes, falling by 23.6 percent year on year.
In terms of value, Ukraine’s pipe exports in the given period declined by 22.3 percent year on year to $478.7 million. Ukraine’s exports of 318,700 mt of seamless pipes with a value of $411.1 million accounted for the majority of the country’s total steel pipe exports in the given period.
In November alone, Ukrainian steel mills exported 491,900 mt of steel semis, down 4.1 percent year on year. In terms of value, Ukrainian semis exports in the given month rose by 15.8 percent year on year to $199.7 million.
In November this year, Ukraine-based mills exported 31,200 mt of steel pipes, down 7.6 percent year on year. In terms of value, Ukraine’s pipe exports in the given month fell by 21.9 percent year on year to $34.2 million.
