Russia: Metalloinvest steel and pig iron output down in Q1 2019
In January-March, Metalloinvest decreased pig iron output by 13.9% QoQ and by 5.3% YoY. The decrease has to do with repairs of blast furnaces and the drop in the domestic consumption. Steel output fell by 10.5% QoQ and by 4.2% YoY, to 1.2 million tons. The share of high-added value products in sales totaled 45.6%…