In January to May 2012 the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 2.5487 million tons, up by 11.1% YoY.
In the first five months of the year ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih registered a 6.4% increase YoY in its finished steel output to 2.1604 million tons. Pig iron production at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih increased by 13.6% YoY to 2.2294 million tons.
In May alone crude steel production at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih increased by 8.3% YoY to 502,000 tons, output of finished steel went down by 6.7% to 399,600 tons and production of pig iron moved up by 11.8% YoY to 443,000 tons. (SteelOrbis)