In the January-April period of the current year, the steelmaking subsidiaries of Metinvest, Ukraine's largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group, saw an eight percent increase in their crude steel production to 4.938 million mt, a 13 percent rise in their finished steel production to 4.359 million mt and a five percent increase in their pig iron output to 4.072 million mt.
The coke production of Metinvest companies increased by 29 percent in January-April this year compared to the same period of last year, rising to 2.265 million mt. Meanwhile, output of iron ore concentrate in the given period rose by two percent to 11.585 million mt, while production of pellets fell by five percent to 3.971 million mt - both on year-on-year basis.