Azovstal to step up plate shipments in March 2013

Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a subsidiary of Ukraine’s largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group Metinvest, has stated that in March it plans to ship around 100-105,000 tons of plates, up by 40-41% compared to February, and about 180-185,000 tons of slabs, down by 15% MoM.
In the January to February period of the current year Azovstal shipped around 125,000 tons of plates, down by 34% YoY including 80,000 tons for export and 45,000 tons for the domestic market. (SteelGuru)