The mining and processing works (MPW) have released the production data for 8 months.
In January-August the Poltava MPW increased the iron ore concentrate output by 11.8%. In the given period it produced 8.63 million tons of iron ore concentrate and 7.07 million tons of pellets, up by 11.5% YoY.
The Ingulets MPW has retained its iron ore concentrate output at the level of 9.13 million tons, down by 0.3% YoY.
The Central MPW has increased the production of iron ore concentrate by 5.8% YoY, to 4.5 million tons. The output of pellets in the given period totaled 1.57 million tons, up by 0.8% YoY.
The Severniy MPW has increased iron ore concentrate output by 2.3% as compared to January-August 2012, to 9.9 million tons. The company also produced 7.25 million tons of pellets, down by 2.5% YoY.
In January-August the Yuzhniy MPW saw an increase in its iron ore concentrate output by 1.3% YoY, to 7.043 million tons. Sinter output rose by 8.5% to 1.538 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
