Kazakhstan issues 2009 production results

According to the data released by the Republic of Kazakhstan's Agency of Statistics, in 2009 the country registered a 2.3 percent decrease in its crude steel production but a 5.5 percent increase in its production of flat rolled steel (including a 10.5 percent growth in galvanized steel and a 15.5 percent increase in tinplate), all compared to the data for 2008. The respective figures in metric tons were about 4.15 million and 2.98 million (including 581,600 for galvanized steel and 201,167 for tinplate).
 
In 2009, Kazakhstan's output of ferroalloys declined by 7.65 percent year on year to 1.47 million mt, its iron ore pellets production went down by 11 percent to 6.18 million mt, while its iron ore production increased by 3.74 percent to about 22.3 million mt, all compared to the data for 2008.