According to Association UKRMETALURGPROM, in Jan-Mar of 2025 Ukrainian steelmakers had produced 1435 Kt of metal products (103.3% to the same period of 2024), of which according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, it was exported 908 Kt or 63.3%. For the same period of 2024, the share of export was 74.1% (1029 Kt with the total metal products production up to 1389 Kt).

The semi-products’ share in the total export in Jan-Mar 2025 was 32.92% that is significantly lower to Jan-Mar 2024 (45.00%). The share of flat products in Jan-Mar 2025 is higher significantly to the same period of 2024 (47.69% and 40.72% respectively). The share of long products in Jan-Mar 2024 is higher noticeably to the same period of 2024 (19.38% in 2025 and 14.29% in 2024).

The peculiarity of the metal products import structure in Jan-Mar 2025, as well as earlier, is a significant domination of flat products over long products (79.80% and 18.03% respectively); in Jan-Mar 2024, the domination of flat products over long products was significant as well (83.15% and 15.22% respectively).

The total domestic demand for metal products in Jan-Mar 2025 is 863.1 Kt, of which 336.1 Kt or 38.94% had been imported. For the same period of 2024, the domestic consumption was 610.4 Kt of which 250.4 Kt or 41.02% were imported. Therefore, in Jan-Mar 2025 the domestic demand for metal products had increased on 41.40% comparatively to the same period of 2024, but the import component share had reduced on 2.08%.

Main markets for the Ukrainian steel products, according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine, in Jan-Mar 2025 are EU-27 (77.9%), other Europe (10.9%) and CIS (6.7%).

Among main steel importers in Jan-Mar 2025, the first position belongs to other Europe (59.4%), second to EU-27 (23.2%), third – to Asia (16.9%).