ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the largest metallurgical enterprise in
Kazakhstan, has stated that in May this year its
production may not reach the scheduled level due to a fire which occurred in the blast furnace shop on May 15. In particular, in May the
production of
crude steel may decrease by 14-17 percent compared to the scheduled rates, decreasing to 280,000-290,000 mt, while rolled steel product output may decilne by 12-14 percent to 240,000-245,000 mt.