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indicator, Ukraine took 32nd place in the ranking of 64 countries - the world’s main steel producers, according to the World Association of Steel Producers (Worldsteel). At the same time, in September a decrease in steel production was observed from September of last year by most countries of the top ten, except for China, India, and Iran. Nevertheless, worldwide steel production increased worldwide by 3.7% to 151.686mn tonnes in September.
Ukraine sells eight more permits for subsoil use. Ukraine's State Geology and Subsoil Service has sold special permits for subsoil use for UAH 26.6M at an auction. This amount received was 2.5 times higher than the starting price. Permits for subsoil areas are acquired for geological study and research, and industrial development of quartz sand and gravel materials, and underground water. As well, these permits allow holders to extract raw materials including granite, migmatite, clay, sand, and stone. At the sixth auction this year, permits for subsoil use in the following deposits were sold: Pisarivske, Velikopaladske, Maryanivske, Takhtaiske, Pidhirna, Vatazhkova, Domanynsk, and Vinnytsia.
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