Ukrainian steel companies are expected to increase steel production by 5% by the end of 2021 compared to 2020, to 21.723 million tons. As reported in the background documents of the Ministry of Economy, which are at disposal of Interfax-Ukraine, production of general rolled products will also increase by 5%, to 19.394 million tons, as well as cast iron – by 5%, to 21.521 million tons.