Results of rolled metal production in Ukraine for 5 months of 2021

In January-May 2021, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises produced 8.02 million tons of rolled metal (107.98% compared to the same period in 2020), of which about 6.59 million tons, or 82.1%, were exported.

The share of semi-finished products in export deliveries for 5 months of 2021 is 46.38%, which is slightly lower than the indicator for the same period in 2020 (49.74%). The share of flat products in export deliveries for 5 months of 2021 is noticeably higher than in January-May 2020 (38.08% and 32.05%, respectively). The share of long products in export deliveries for 5 months of 2021 is inferior to the indicator for the same period in 2020 (15.54% in 2021, compared to 18.21% in 2020).

In January-May 2021, the capacity of the domestic market was 1809.7 thousand tons of rolled metal, of which 377.7 thousand tons or 20.87% were imports. In the same period in 2020, the capacity of the domestic market was 1,659.7 thousand tons, of which 434.7 thousand tons or 26.19% were imported. Thus, for 5 months of 2021, there is an increase in the capacity of the domestic market relative to January-May 2020 by 9.04%, with a simultaneous reduction in the share of the import component by 5.32%.

The structure of imports in January-May 2021 is characterized by a significant predominance of flat products over long products (54.73% and 43.13%, respectively); in the same period of 2020, the dominance of flat products over long products was somewhat less significant (50.98% and 47.20%, respectively).

The main export markets of Ukrainian metal products in January-May 2021, according to V.S.K. GROUP, are the countries of the European Union (33.7%), the rest of Europe (21.3%) and the countries of South America (10.7%) ...

Among metallurgical importers for 5 months of 2021, the first place is taken by the CIS (45.1%), the second is the EU-27 (23.1%), and the third is the countries of Asia (15.6%).