In January-August Russia produced 34.1 million tons of pig iron, down by 1.9% YoY.
In August the output dropped by 0.8% YoY, but grew by 1.3% MoM.
According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, Russia produced 39.4 million tons of unalloyed steel and semi-finished products, down by 1.1% YoY. In August the manufacture decreased by 3.8% YoY and by 3.1% MoM.
Rolled metal production went down by 0.3%, to 41.2 million tons. In August the drop was 1% both YoY and MoM.
Pipe enterprises produced 8.4 million tons of pipes, hollow sections and steel fittings in 8 months, up by 2.8% YoY. In August the output increased by 12.5% YoY and by 2.1% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)