Ilyich crude steel output up by 32% in January to August

It is reported that in the first eight months of the current year, the Ukrainian flat steel producer Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works saw its crude steel production rise by 32% YoY to 3.59 million tons.
In addition, in January to August this year, Ilyich finished steel product output went up by 23.8% YoY to 2.416 million tons, its pig iron production increased by 33.2% YoY, to 3.04 million tons, its agglomerate production grew by 42.5% YoY to 7.151 million tons while its steel pipe output increased 2.15 times, to 51,100 tons.
In August Ilyich produced 486,000 tons of crude steel, up by 15.7%, 306,000 tons of finished steel products, up by 8%, 401,000 tons of pig iron, up by 11%, 911,000 tons of agglomerate, up by 7.3%, and 3,600 tons of steel pipes, down by 7.7% all compared to July 2010. (SteelOrbis)
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