KYIV, Jan 4 - Ukrainian metal and mining enterprises in 2018 tentatively increased rolled steel output by 1% year-over-year, to 18.446 million tons.

According to the Ukrmetallurgprom association, steel smelting fell by 2%, to 21.06 million tons, and cast iron output increased by 2%, to 20.531 million tons.

The production figures of enterprises in 2018 were higher in comparison with the same period in 2017 not taking into account two months of work of the enterprises in the Ukrainian government's uncontrolled area: rolled steel output grew by 3%, steel – by 0.3%, and cast iron – by 4%.