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)