KIEV, Oct. 20 – The Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA) and the Ukrainian Association of Ferrous Metals Producers (UkrMet) plan to unite in order to jointly draw up ways to overcome the crisis in the domestic metals sector.

According to a joint state,emy, the decision to merge and adopt a program on UkrMet's development for 2009-2010 was made on Oct. 16 at a meeting of the association.