The Russian steel and
iron ore producer Metalloinvest Holding (Metalloinvest) has released its 2006
production results.
Accordingly, during the period in question Metalloinvest's
iron ore segment, which consists of Lebedinsky GOK and Mikhailovsky GOK, increased its
iron ore concentrate
production by 6.7 percent, its pellets
production by 6.4 percent, its HBI
production by 6.8 percent, its sintering ore
production by 79.7 percent and its blast furnace ore
production by 50 percent year on year. The respective figures in metric tons were 38.1 million, 19.7 million, one million, 2.2 million and 747,300.
On the other hand, regardless of the massive reconstruction during 2006 at the company's steel division, which consists of OEMK and Ural Steel, it was able to maintain its 2005
production level. In particular, OEMK and Ural Steel jointly produced 6.3 million metric tons of crude steel and 4.8 million metric tons of finished steel products in 2006.