KIEV, Aug. 11 – Ukrainian metal companies anticipate that in September steel smelting and rolled steel output would decrease compared to August by 4.8% and 5.6%, amounting to 2 million tons and 1.7 million tons, respectively.

The Ukrmetallurgprom association (Dnipro) told Interfax-Ukraine that the target for September envisages a 4.8% fall in cast iron compared to the August target to 2 million tons.