The cast iron pouring

The cast iron pouring in the workshop of the Constantinovsky metallurgical work, t. Constantinovka, Donetska Oblast, on Thursday, September 30, 1999. The Constantinovsky metallurgical works is one of the leading in Ukraine exporters of metallurgical produce. According to Oleg Ryabokon, the adviser of the Minister of Foreign Economic Affairs, the 13 countries conduct against Ukraine more than 100 antidumping investigations on the goods of 26 commodity groups. In particular, the investigations against the Ukrainian metallurgists were or are conducted in the 12 countries. Ukraine had lost a lot of similar processes. That situation leads, in particular, to reduce of export of metallurgical produce in 1998. According to the experts, the damages, caused by the antidumping investigations against the Ukrainian enterprises, starting from the 1992, make up $1-1.5 billions for Ukraine (A note: dumping - is the sale of goods by wittingly underestimated prices in order to gain a market. There exists an opinion, that the low prime cost of metal production in Ukraine is conditioned by the low cost of the labor forces, absence of ecological fines, and other) Photo by Igor Novitskyi/ UNIAN