In January-August of this year, Ukraine's total steel production amounted to 4.26 million tons. Tons, compared to 4.32 million. In the same period of 2024, according to data published by the Ukrainian Steel Industry Association UbretAllurgprom. 2.48 million Tons or 58.3 percent of total steel production were exported, while 1.78 million tons were absorbed in the domestic market. Tons or 41.7 percent. In January-August of last year, 2.85 million Tons, or 66.1 percent of total steel production, were shipped abroad, with domestic sales of 1.47 million tons. Tons or 33.9 percent of the total steel production. As a result, total steel exports fell by 13.0 percent, while total steel sales of 21.2 percent increased by 21.2 percent, both year-on-year.
In the first eight months of this year, exports of flat steel fell by one percent to 1.10 million tonnes, while semi-final steel exports totaled 803,000 mt down 39.9 percent, both for the year. During this period, exports of long steel amounted to 577,000 million tons. Tons, which increased by 44.6 percent compared to the same period last year.
The share of semi-financed products in exports in January-August was 32.37 percent, which is significantly lower than the 46.8 percent recorded within the 46 percent framework. The excess of 39.19 percent was registered in the first eight months of last year. In addition, the share of long products increased to 22.26 percent, compared with 13.99 percent recorded in January-August 2024.
Meanwhile, in the first eight months of this year, steel consumption increased by 22.4 percent per year to 2.81 million tons. Tons, of which 1.04 million. Mt, or 37.0 percent, was forced to import. However, in the January 2024 period, domestic steel consumption was 2.30 million tons. Tons, of which 833,200 million. Tons or 36.25 percent were completed as a result of imports
over the same period, Ukraine's total steel imports reached 1.04 million tons. Tons, which is 25.1 percent per year. In particular, Ukraine imported 732,300 tons of flat steel, up 10.2 percent per year, while its long steel imports increased by 39.5 percent year-on-year to 218,500 tons. The country’s semi-finished steel exports in the January-August period amounted to 91,700 mt, compared to 12,300 mt recorded in the same period of the previous year.
In the mean time, the share of semi-finished steel products in imports in the January-July period was 8.80 percent, compared to 1.48 percent recorded last year, while the share of flat steel products and long products in imports dropped to 70.24 percent and rose to 20.96 percent, respectively, from 79.73 percent and 18.80 percent recorded in the first eight months of the previous year
the main export markets for Ukraine in January-August
