The
steelmaking subsidiaries of the Ukrainian mining and steel producing group
Metinvest have issued their preliminary
production results for the January-February period of the current year.
In particular, in the first two months of this year,
Metinvest's
steelmaking subsidiary Azovstal's
crude steel output rose by three percent to 952,000 mt, its
pig iron production increased by four percent to 814,000 mt and its rolled steel
production climbed up by seven percent to 920,000 mt, all compared to the same period last year.
Ilyich Iron and Steel Works' (
Ilyich) rolled steel product output in January-February this year went up by 30 percent to 803,000 mt, its
pig iron production increased by 17.5 percent to 840,000 mt, while its
crude steel output went up by 21 percent to 1.025 million mt, all compared to the same period last year.
Meanwhile, in January-February this year, the
pig iron production of
Metinvest's Yenakiyevo Iron and Steel Works decreased by 11 percent to 309,000 mt, its rolled steel output went down by 18 percent to 321,000 mt, while its
crude steel production dropped by 15 percent year on year to 338,000 mt.
On the other hand, the output of rolled products at
Metinvest subsidiary Makiivka Steel in January-February increased by 37 percent year on year to 233,000 mt.