In January-March Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works produced 547 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 42.2% YoY.
According to the company statement, its steel output went down by 44.5%, to 593 thousand tons, while that of pig iron – by 35.9%, to 818 thousand tons, all YoY.
In March the works produced 191 thousand tons of rolled metal, 221 thousand tons of steel and 346 thousand tons of pig iron, while a months earlier its results were as follows: 154 thousand tons of rolled metal, 163 thousand tons of steel and 231 thousand tons of pig iron.
At the same time Ilyich shipped 140.48 thousand tons of pig iron in March, with 125.41 thousand tons shipped in March 2014.
In 2014 Ilyich produced 3.15 million tons of rolled metal, 3.54 million tons of steel and 4.21 million tons of pig iron, all down by 24.8%, 32.4% and 16.7% YoY respectively. (Ukrainian metal)