In the January-February period of the current year, the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 915,100 mt, down 12.6 percent year on year, as announced by the company.
In addition, in the first two months of the year ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih registered a 12.4 percent decrease year on year in its finished steel output to 795,600 mt, while its pig iron production in the given period declined by 11.6 percent year on year to 808,400 mt.
Meanwhile, in February alone, crude steel production at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih increased by 5.74 percent to 539,700 mt, output of finished steel went up by 5.2 percent to 461,200 mt, and production of pig iron rose by 7.7 percent to 475,000 mt, all on year-on-year basis.