According to the information received world steel Association (World Steel Association, steel production in Ukraine in March 2015 fell by 35, 6% compared with the same period last year, amounting to 1, 696 million tonnes.
at the same time it preserves the 12th place in the list of world manufacturers of these products, reports the UNIAN.



according to the results of the first quarter of 2015 Ukraine reduced steel production compared with the same period in 2014 on 31, 5%, to 5, 153 million tons. According to the report, the results of the March championship in the chart of world steel producers maintained with the result, China 69, 485 million tons (decrease by 1, 1% by March 2014). Further countries in the top ten resettles in the upcoming the order: Japan (9, 286 million tons, -4, 5%), India (7, 95 million tons, 10%), USA (6, 551 million tons, -12, 7%), Russia (5, 988 million tonnes, 0, 2%), South Korea (5, 65 million tons, -11, 8%), Germany (3, 872 million tons, -4, 4%), Brazil (2, 768 million tons, -7, 4%), Turkey (2, 758 million tons, -4, 1%) and Italy (2, 095 million tonnes, -9, 8%). In total in March 2015 in comparison with March of last year, 65 countries included in the chart WSA, reduced steel production by 2, 7% to 138, 045 million tons. In the report of the Association for the first quarter of 2015 the Manager also continues to hold the China - 200, 1 million tons (a decrease compared with the same period in 2014 on a 1, 7%). After this, go: Japan (26, 75 million tonnes, -3%), India (22, 78 million tonnes, 9, 4%), USA (20 million tons, -7, 6%), Russia (18 million tonnes, 4, 5%), South Korea (16, 66 million tons, -6, 5%), Germany (11, 06 million tons, down 2%), Brazil (8, 42 million tonnes, 0, 7%), Turkey (7, 735 million tons, -8, 8%) and Italy (5, 95 million tons, -10, 2%). In January-March 2015 compared with the same period in 2014 65 countries included in the chart WSA, has reduced steel production in General by 1, 8% to 400 million tons.

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