According to the Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat) in January-August Russia produced 40.5 million tons of rolled metal, up by 1.5% YoY.
In August pipe companies increased output by 23.3% YoY and by 4.3% MoM, in 8 months they produced 7.4 million tons, up by 1.8% YoY.
Pig iron output in January-August totaled 34.5 million tons, down by 0.8% YoY. In August Russian pig iron manufacture decreased by 0.2% YoY, but went up by 0.1% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
