KIEV, Nov. 19 - Ukraine could cut steel roll output 8% this year to 29.107 million tons, according to a representative of the Economic Development and Trade Ministry.
Crude steel production could fall 6% to 32.571 million tons and pig iron - 1% to 28.488 million tons.
Steel pipe production could fall 4% to 2.125 million tons, coke - 3% to 19.093 million tons and hardware - 20% to 208,000 tons. Scrap metal supplies to Ukrainian steel mills might fall 27% to 4.928 million tons.
Crude iron ore production could fall drop 1% to 79.939 million tons, iron ore concentrate - 1% also to 66.405 million tons and sinter - 2% to 42.819 million tons, while iron ore pellet production might be level with last year at 22.427 million tons.
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