In May Ukraine produced 143.6 thousand tons of manganese concentrate and sinter, up by 8.3%, or by 11 thousand tons, MoM. According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers, manganese concentrate production increased by 13.6%, or by 14.5 thousand tons, to 120.9 thousand tons, while that of sinter went down by 13.4%, or by 3.5 thousand tons, to 22.7 thousand tons. In January-May Ukraine produced 481.4 thousand tons of manganese concentrate and sinter, down by 2.1%, or by 10.1 thousand tons, YoY.

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