In 2017 Stoylensky Mining and Processing Works increased concentrate output by 3% YoY, to the record-high level of 16.08 million tons.
Of this 6.5 million tons were used to produce iron ore pellets, and the rest (9.6 million tons) shipped to Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works, which consumes 100% of SGOK products.
Sinter ore manufacture totaled 1.5 million tons in 2017, and pellets – 6 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)