According to the data of Rudprom, the Association of Russian
Iron Ore Producers, Russian metallurgical enterprises increased
pig iron production by 7.3 percent year on year to 21.86 million tons in January-May of 2006.
In particular, during the given period,
Severstal raised the
production of
pig iron by 15.4 percent,
MMK raised the
production of
pig iron by 5.9 percent, ZapSib raised the
production of
pig iron by 23.6 percent and
NLMK raised the
production of
pig iron by 13.8 percent.
During January-May of 2006, the decrease in the
pig iron production was reported by NTMK, as 4.7 percent, Ural Steel, as 2.6 percent, and as Novokuznetsk Iron and Steel Works, as 10.1 percent from the same period of last year.