In January-August Poltava Mining and Processing Works exported 7.68 million tons of iron ore pellets. PGOK pellets mostly went to Europe and Near East, as well as Japan, Korea and China.
Central Mining and Processing Works exported 1.41 million tons of pellets.
At the same time PGOK produced 7.52 million tons of iron ore pellets, having increased pellets output of its own ore by 2.6% YoY. CGOK produced 6 million tons of pellets. (Ukrainian metal)