In the January to April period the steelmaking subsidiaries of the Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass (ISD) produced a total of 2.244 million tons of pig iron, up by 8% compared to the same period of last year.
In addition, the subsidiaries’ crude steel output in the given period increased by 2% compared to the corresponding period of 2010, rising to 2.345 million tons. In the first 4 months of 2011 ISD companies registered a 7% increase in their finished steel production year on year to 2.279 million tons, while their overall sinter output went up by 4% YoY to 3.287 million tons. (SteelOrbis)