ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih announced that in February it managed to halt the decline, seen in its production in January, caused by the stoppage of two sintering units for repair, as it completed the major overhaul of one of the units.
Mr. Aleksandr Ioskov, acting COO of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, said that “According to the results of February, we were able to stabilize production and reach the same indicators as a year ago. We are going to complete the repair of the second sintering unit in March and then we expect a gradual production increase in the coming months”.
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Product
|
February 2011, t
|
February 2010, t
|
Change, %
|
|
Pig iron
|
377,900
|
375,000
|
0.8
|
|
Crude steel
|
443,100
|
416,500
|
6.4
|
|
Rolled steel products
|
374,700
|
378,200
|
-0.9
|
|
Product
|
January-Feburary 2011, t
|
January-February 2010, t
|
Change, %
|
|
Pig iron
|
767,800
|
840,200
|
-8.6
|
|
Crude steel
|
890,400
|
948,500
|
-6.1
|
|
Rolled steel products
|
796,900
|
833,200
|
-4.3
|
(SteelOrbis)