KIEV, Oct. 1 - Ukraine's steel industry reduced finished roll output 27% year-on-year in January-September to 19.306 million tons, the Industrial Policy Ministry told Interfax.

The industry cut roll output 34% year-on-year in January-July and 30% in January-August, so the latest figures indicate that the severe decline in the industry is still slowing.

Crude steel production plummeted 32% in the nine months to 21.68 million tons and pig iron fell 29% to 18.753 million tons.