The Results of the Mining & Metallurgical Complex of Ukraine Activity in Jan-Sept 2021
According to UKRMETALURGPROM data, in Jan-Sept 2021, steelmaking enterprises of Ukraine produced:
- Agglomerate – 25.35 Mt (107.1% to Jan-Sept 2020);
- Coke – 7.26 Mt (101.1%);
- Pig Iron – 16.15 Mt (106.5%);
- Steel – 16.29 Mt (106.3%);
- Finished Products – 14.49 Mt (105.6%);
- Pipes&Tubes – 0.75 Mt (118.6%).
As of 12 October 2021, the following main production facilities are in operation: 16 of 21 Blast Furnaces, 7 of 8 OHFs, 13 of 16 BOFs, 5 of 15 EAFs and 15 of 17 concast machines.
The Provision of Enterprises with Main Raw and Energy Resources
Iron Ore Raw Materials (IORM)
The provision of steelmaking enterprises with IORM in Jan-Sept 2021 was on the level matching the steelmakers’ demands. There was no import of IORM within this period.
The IORM export in Jan-Sept 2021 was around 33.04 Mt (95.2% to the same period of 2020).
Coking Coals
In Jan-Sept 2021, Ukrainian coking plants received 9.61 Mt of coking coals (98.4% to the same period of 2020), of which:
- 72 Mt of the Ukrainian origin (105.4% to Jan-Sept 2020);
- 89 Mt of imported (95.9% to Jan-Sept 2020).
The import share in the total coking coals delivery in Jan-Sept 2021 is 71.7% against 73.7% in Jan-Sept 2020.
The Metallurgical Coke
The total coke delivery to steelmaking enterprises in Jan-Sept 2021 is 6.276 Mt (104.0% to Jan-Sept 2020), of which:
- 963 Mt of the Ukrainian origin (100.3% to Jan-Sept 2020);
- 313 Mt of imported (359.8% to Jan-Sept 2020).
The import share in the total coke delivery in Jan-Sept 2021 is 4.99% against 1.44% in Jan-Sept 2020.
The Bought Steel Scrap
In Jan-Sept 2021, 2944 Kt of steel scrap (140,7% to Jan-Sept 2020) were collected, of which 2489 Kt (120,4% to Jan-Sept 2020) had been delivered to the Ukrainian consumers. It was exported 455 Kt of steel scrap in Jan-Sept 2021 (1820% to Jan-Sept 2020).
The Natural Gas and Electricity
In Jan-Sept 2021, the national steelmaking industry had consumed up to 1.46 billion cubic meters of the natural gas (105.1% to the same period of 2020).
The electricity consuming by Ukrainian steelmaking enterprises in Jan-Sept 2021 is up to 8.61 billion kWh (104.7% to Jan-Sept 2020).