Ukrainian Journal quoted according to Ukrrudprom, the association of Ukrainian mining enterprises that mining and metallurgical companies are making preliminary forecasts and expect that production in 2012 will not be lower than in 2011.

As a spokesman for Ukrrudprom said at a meeting in Dnipropetrovsk recently, imports of crude iron ore to Ukraine considerably declined in 2011 which translated into an increase in shipments of local crude iron ore to domestic steelmakers.

(Sourced from Ukrainian Journal)