According to the data issued by metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK), in January-July this year Ukraine consumed about 3.52 million mt of rolled steel products, up 34 percent year on year. In July, Ukraine's consumption of rolled steel products increased by 12.6 percent compared to June and rose by 24.1 percent compared to July last year. In January-July this year, the share of imports in the domestic rolled steel product market amounted to 20.5 percent, up from 13.8 percent in the same period last year. Read the story here.
