Daily monitor

The Interpipe Novomoskovsk Pipe-Production Plant [NVTR UZ, U/R] produced 5.5 thsd mt of pipes in November, down 70% MoM, according to Interfax-Ukraine. The November volume is 78% lower than the monthly average for 11M08, 25.1 thsd mt. The total 11M08 output, 276 thsd mt, is nevertheless still 7% up YoY.

The Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant [NITR UZ, U/R] produced 20.5 thsd mt of pipes in November, which is down 43% MoM, according to Interfax-Ukraine. The November volume is 56% lower than the monthly average for 11M08 of 46.7 thsd mt. The total 11M08 output, 514 thsd mt, is down 6% YoY.

According to Interfax-Ukraine, Dniprovsky Iron & Steel Works named after Dzerzhinsky, or simply Dzerzhynka [DMKD UZ, U/R], produced 209 thsd mt of steel in November, up 47% MoM but still 24% below the 11M08 monthly average of 272 thsd mt. The 11M08 total of 2.99 mln mt is down 13% YoY.

The correct output volume for all Ukrainian coke makers for November is 980 thsd mt.

In November, Bagliy Coke [BKOK UZ, U/R] decreased output of 6%-humidity gross coke by 18% MoM to 27 thsd mt, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

In November, Avdiivka Coke [AVDK UZ, U/R] decreased output of 6%-humidity gross coke by 25% MoM to 171 thsd mt, according to Interfax-Ukraine. In comparison with the average 11M08 output at 341 thsd mt, the November volume was down 50%. The total 11M08 production volume of 3.75 mln mt is up 16% YoY.

In November, Alchevsk ISW [ALMK UZ, U/R] smelted 189 thsd mt of crude steel, according to Interfax-Ukraine. November’s volume is 34% up MoM, but still 50% below the 11M08 average of 376 thsd mt. The total 11M08 crude steel production volume of 4.135 mln mt is 15% up YoY.

The National Electricity Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NERC) will not revise electricity tariffs for all consumer groups until April 2009, said Commission Head Valery Kalchenko.

The Zaporizhia car assembly plant (ZAZ) – the largest producer of cars in Ukraine – has received a syndicated loan valued at USD 62.5 mln. According to Ukrainian News, this information was made public by the law firm Baker & Mckenzie, which served a legal adviser to ZAZ in facilitating this particular deal.

The government established that the maximum total markup on medications put on the national list of vital health products should not exceed 50%, including the wholesale markup ceiling of 15% and the retail sale markup ceiling of 35%.