In 2007, Russia registered a 2.2 percent increase in its crude steel production year on year to 66.6 million metric tons.
In addition, during the period in question, Russia produced 51.6 million metric tons of semi-finished products - up 6.1 percent, 33.8 million metric tons of long products - up 2.5 percent, and 25.3 million metric tons of flat rolled products - up 2.3 percent, all compared to 2006. The above flat rolled production figure includes 8.3 million metric tons of cold rolled and 17.8 million metric tons of hot rolled, down 2.5 percent and up 4.7 percent respectively year on year.