In the January to April period of the current year the steelmaking subsidiaries of Metinvest, Ukraine’s largest vertically integrated mining and steel group, saw an 8% increase in their crude steel production to 4.938 million tons, a 13% rise in their finished steel production to 4.359 million tons and a 5% increase in their pig iron output to 4.072 million tons.
The coke production of Metinvest companies increased by 29% in January to April this year compared to the same period of the last year rising to 2.265 million tons. Meanwhile, output of iron ore concentrate in the given period rose by 2% to 11.585 million tons, while production of pellets fell by 5% to 3.971 million tons both on the YoY basis. (SteelOrbis)