The Russian steelmaker and iron ore producer Evraz Group (Evraz) has released its production results for 2007.
Accordingly, in 2007 Evraz registered a 1.4 percent decrease in pig iron production, against a 1.4 percent increase in crude steel output and a 5.3 percent increase in its rolled steel production, all compared to 2006. The respective figures in metric tons were 12.58 million, 16.33 million and 15.22 million. During the period in question, Evraz's production of semis decreased by 34.2 percent to 4.1 million metric tons, its construction products output increased by 13.6 percent to 4.78 million metric tons, its railway products output rose by 44.1 percent to 2.23 million metric tons and its flat rolled products output increased by 35.9 percent to 2.2 metric tons.
In addition, during the period in question, Evraz's mining division saw a 38.9 percent increase in iron ore concentrate production to 3.5 million metric tons, an 8.9 percent decrease in sinter production to 7.79 million metric tons, and a 1.8 percent increase in pellet production to 6.03 million metric tons. Furthermore, Evraz mined 7.514 million metric tons of coking coal in 2007.