Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and steel groups, has announced that in the first half of 2017 its crude steel output increased by five percent to 2.21 million mt, while its pig iron output remained stable at 2.04 million mt, both year on year. Mechel's run-of-mine coal production in the first six months decreased by 10 percent year on year to 10.33 million mt,
In the given period, Mechel’s coking coal concentrate sales amounted to 4.07 million mt, down nine percent compared to the first half of 2016, while its coke sales in the same period decreased by five percent year on year to 1.38 million mt.