Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that its Cherepovets Steel Mill achieved a record pre-painted galvanized iron (PPGI) production volume of 400,000 mt during the January-November period of the current year, up 14.7 percent compared to 382,000 mt produced in the whole of 2012.
Cherepovets' PPGI production has been at high levels since the beginning of 2013. In August, the company produced over 38,000 mt of PPGI, which is more than the designed capacity of the production lines, constituting a monthly record. In the first six months of the year, the mill produced 213,000 mt, increasing by 17 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2012.