In 2017 ArcelorMittal Temirtau intends to increase coal concentrate output by 84% YoY, to 4.722 million tons.
In February the Vostochnaya central processing factory started a pilot project on increasing concentrate output.
With 210 thousand tons according to the business-plan, the shortest month in the year saw 225.1 thousand tons of concentrate produced.
In January the plan was overfulfilled by 7 thousand tons, in February – by 15 thousand tons, in March it is planned to outperform the plan by 10 thousand tons.
The growth will also be achieved by the decrease of wagon idleness. (Ukrainian metal)