Swiss-headquartered resources company
Ferrexpo, whose main interests are in Ukrainian
iron ore assets, has announced that in the first quarter of the current year its overall pellet
production increased by 0.5 percent year on year to 2.31 million mt.
In the first quarter,
Ferrexpo's pellet
production from its own raw materials increased by 6.3 percent year on year, amounting to 2.25 million mt, while its pellet
production from third party concentrate saw a decrease of 68.2 percent year on year to 57,100 mt.
Meanwhile, in January-March
Ferrexpo registered a 7.5 percent rise year on year in its
iron ore production to 7.54 million mt, while its
iron ore concentrate
production saw a 4.9 percent rise year on year to 2.84 million mt.