According to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in January Ukraine’s average daily pig iron output was almost unchanged from the December 2010 level, seeing a very slight increase from 77,600 tons to 77,800 tons.
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Product
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Average daily output in January, t
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Monthly output in January, t
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Pig iron
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77,800
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2,411,000
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Crude steel
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92,400
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2,864,000
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Rolled steel products
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89,600
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2,777,000
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In the first seven days of February the country average daily pig iron output registered a slight decrease to 77,500 tons.
According to the Metallurgprom data, as of February 1 five of Ukraine’s 36 operating blast furnaces were idle, while 3 of the country 21 converters, 17 of its 35 open-hearth furnaces and 8 of its 15 electric furnaces also continued to stand idle. (SteelOrbis)