In 2015 Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works produced 624 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 72.6% YoY.
According to a company representative, steel smelting fell by 72.8%, to 680 thousand tons, pig iron output dropped by 70.5%, to 691 thousand tons, while that of sinter – by 64.3%, to 1.12 million tons, all YoY.
In December 2015 the works produced 163 thousand tons or rolled metal, 175 thousand tons of steel, 171 thousand tons of pig iron and 282 thousand tons of sinter, as opposed to 154, 167, 161 and 262 thousand tons in November respectively.
In 2014 Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works rolled metal output dropped by 39.3%, to 2.31 million tons YoY due to the military activity in the region. The company steel output decreased by 40%, to 2.5 million tons, while that of pig iron – by 38.2%, to 2.34 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)