In January-July Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works increased rolled metal output by 16.8% YoY, to 1.952 million tons.
Steel manufacture grew by 13.4%, to 2.152 million tons, but that of pig iron went down by 3.4%, to 2.595 million tons.
In July Mariupol Ilyich produced 251 thousand tons of rolled metal, 282 thousand tons of steel and 321 thousand tons of pig iron as opposed to 241, 247 and 322 thousand tons in June respectively. (Ukrainian metal)