Ukraine: Metinvest companies not working at full capacity

According to the Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov, Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Azovstal Iron and Steel Works operate at 80-85% of their capacities, while Severny, Ingulets and Central Mining and Processing Works have all their capacities fully loaded.

January-August 2013 results of Ukrainian mining and processing works

The mining and processing works (MPW) have released the production data for 8 months.  In January-August the Poltava MPW increased the iron ore concentrate output by 11.8%. In the given period it produced 8.63 million tons of iron ore concentrate and 7.07 million tons of pellets, up by 11.5% YoY. The Ingulets MPW has retained…