ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, Ukraine’s biggest steel producer, raised finished roll production by 11.7% YoY to 4.032 million tons in January to September.
Crude steel production grew by 15.9% to 4.764 million tons and pig iron was up by 19.1% to 4.171 million tons. The plant produced 451,000 tons of roll, 552,000 tons of crude steel and 479,000 tons of pig iron in September.
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih specializes in long products, in particular rebar and wire rod. Finished roll production fell by 8.7% in 2011 to 4.938 million tons. (Interfax)