In the January-May period of the current year, the steelmaking subsidiaries of Metinvest, Ukraine's largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group, saw a nine percent increase in their crude steel production to 6.228 million mt, a 13 percent rise in their finished steel production to 5.490 million mt and a six percent increase in their pig iron output to 5.154 million mt.
In particular, in January-May, Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol saw an 11 percent increase in its crude steel production to 2.540 million mt and a 26 percent increase in its finished steel production to 2.016 million mt.
The crude steel output of Azovstal in the given period increased by 10 percent year on year to 2.618 million mt, while its finished steel output increased by 12 percent year on year to 2.436 million mt.
Yenakiieve Steel saw a two percent increase in its crude steel production to 1.070 million mt but a three percent decrease in its finished steel production to 1.039 million mt.