KIEV, Feb. 2 - Ukraine's steel industry reduced finished roll output 35% year-on-year in January to 2 million tons, the Industrial Policy Ministry told Interfax.

Crude steel production plummeted 42% to 2.123 million tons and pig iron fell 38% to 1.867 million tons.

The country produced 84,000 tons of steel pipes, down 48% year-on-year. Iron ore concentrate production fell 37% to 3.371 million tons; prepared iron ore fell 33% to 3.966 million tons, including pellets - 29% to 1.291 million tons and sinter ore - 35% to 2.676 million tons; and crude iron ore - 37% to 4.217 million tons.