What to Know About Ukraine: Industry
Amid the ongoing Russian invasion in Ukraine, Human Events News compiled a series of fast-facts you should know about the eastern European nation.
Ukraine is an important country in terms of industry. Indeed, manufacturing is a critical sector of the Ukrainian economy, in terms of productivity and revenue. Products manufactured in the country include ferrous metals, transportation equipment and other types of heavy machinery, a variety of chemicals, food products, and more.
Overall, Ukraine ranks:
- 1st in Europe in ammonia production
- 2nd in Europe and the 4th in the world in largest natural gas pipeline system
- 3rd in Europe and 8th in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants
- 3rd in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km)
- 3rd in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment
- 3rd in iron exports in the world
- 4th in exports of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world
- 4th in the world in manufacturing of rocket launchers
- 4th in the world in clay exports
- 4th in the world in titanium exports
- 8th in the world in exports of ores and concentrates
- 9th in the world in exports of defense industry products
- 10th in steel production in the world (32.4 million tons)