In May Yuzhniy Mining and Processing Works increased concentrate output by 13.7% YoY, to 1044.5 thousand tons.
According to the company statement, its sinter output dropped by 25.5% YoY, to 167.2 thousand tons.
In January-May UGOK produced 5084.5 thousand tons of concentrate and 742.8 thousand tons of sinter, up by 12.4% and down by 1.9% YoY respectively.
In 2016 concentrate manufacture at UGOK dropped by 1%, to 11.282 million tons, while that of sinter increased by 29% YoY, to 2.085 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)