In January Russia produced 4.15 million tons of pig iron, down by 7.8% YoY (4.715 million tons in December 2018).
Ukraine, no longer a part of CIS, decreased pig iron output by 9.6%, to 1.789 million tons (1.832 million tons).
Kazakhstan produced 250 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 20.4% (260 thousand tons).
All in all, CIS countries in January produced 6.189 million tons of pig iron, down by 8.9% YoY (6.267 million tons in December 2018). (Ukrainian metal)
