Steel production down 0.6% to 6.2 million tons in 2023

In 2023, steel production decreased by 0.6% or 35,000 tons to 6,228,000 tons year over year.

This is stated in the information published on the website of the Ukrmetalurgprom association of metallurgical enterprises, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

In 2023, the production of pig iron decreased by 6.1%, or 388,000 tons, to 6.003 million tons year over year, and the production of rolled products increased by 0.4%, or 22,000 tons, to 5.372 million tons.

As the Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in January-November 2023, steel production decreased by 7.3% or 450,000 tons to 5,707,000 tons compared to the same period last year.

In 2022, steel production decreased 3.4 times, or by 15,103,000 tons, year over year to 6,263,000 tons.

Also, in 2022, pig iron production decreased 3.3 times, or by 14,774,000 tons, year over year to 6,391,000 tons, and the production of rolled products - 3.6 times, or by 13,729,000 tons, to 5,350,000 tons.