In the first half of 2007, Russia registered a 4.1 percent increase in its crude steel production year on year to 36.5 million metric tons.
In addition, during the period in question, Russia produced 25.9 million metric tons of semi-finished products - up 8.5 percent, 16.7 million metric tons of long products - up 4.9 percent, and 12.6 million metric tons of flat rolled products (including 4.1 million metric tons of cold rolled and 8.5 million metric tons of hot rolled) - up 2.6 percent (including a two percent decrease in cold rolled production against a 4.9 percent increase in hot rolled production), all compared to the corresponding period of last year.