KYIV, Sept 18 - Ukraine in January-August 2018 increased steel pipe exports by 7.3% compared to the same period in 2017, to 434,600 tons, of which 70.2% accounted for seamless, 29.8% for welded pipes, according to the state-owned Derzhzovnishinform.

At the same time, foreign exchange earnings from pipe exports increased by 39.6% to $484.6 million (82.2% - seamless and 17.8% - welded pipes).

According to the results of the eight months ending August 2018, the export of semi-finished products was 4.512 million tons, which is 16.5% more compared to the same period last year. In monetary terms, the growth in exports of semi-finished products amounted to 47.3%, to $2.167 billion.