In January-August Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works, a part of the Metinvest group, decreased its rolled metal output by 8.4%, to 1.72 million tons, YoY.
According to a company representative, the works also decreased steel smelting by 8%, to 1.75 million tons, while its pig iron manufacture dropped by 8.4%, to 1.57 million tons.
In August the company produced 45 thousand tons of rolled metal, 46 thousand tons of steel and 40 thousand tons of pig iron, while July results were 5 times better: 237 thousand tons of rolled metal, 236 thousand tons of steel and 204 thousand tons of pig iron.
The works intended to produce 280 thousand tons of steel and 242 thousand tons of pig iron in August, but due to military activities in the region the company had difficulties with deliveries of coke and raw materials and the lack of electricity.
Now Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works is idle, mostly because of the electricity absence. (Ukrainian metal)