In 2013, Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol, a subsidiary of Ukraine's largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group Metinvest, saw a 2.1 percent decrease in its crude steel production to 5 million mt and a 3.3 percent decline in its finished steel production to 4.2 million mt, both year on year.
In the given year, Ilyich produced 5.1 million mt of pig iron, up 12 percent compared to 2012.
In December alone, the company produced 347,000 mt of finished steel, 424,000 mt of steel and 469,000 mt of pig iron.