Ukrainian mining and steel production giant Metinvest sees a significant increase in output.

2010-12-08


  Ukrainian mining and steel production giant Metinvest (Ukrainian Mining and Metal Trade Group) recently announced that from January to November this year, its steel and rolling mill sector, including the new integrated plant Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Makiivka Iron and Steel Works, produced 7.98 million tons of crude steel, an increase of 25.7%; 8.6 million tons of rolled steel, an increase of 42.6%; and 6.91 million tons of pig iron, an increase of 25%, all compared to the same period last year.

  Notably, from January to November this year, Metinvest's steel subsidiary Azovstal's crude steel output rose by 24.4% to 5.2 million tons; its pig iron output increased by 25% to 4.5 million tons; and its rolled steel output climbed by 25.7% to approximately 5 million tons, all compared to the same period in 2009.

  During the same period, Ilyich Iron and Steel Works' rolling mill output increased by 52.7% to approximately 3.63 million tons; its pig iron output rose by 32.5% to 4.28 million tons; while its crude steel output increased by about 33% to 5.1 million tons, all compared to January-November in 2009.

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