In the January-June 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 7.389 million mt, a 14 percent rise in their finished steel production to 6.456 million mt and a six percent increase in their pig iron output to 6.165 million mt.
In particular, in January-June, Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol saw a 14 percent increase in its crude steel production to 3.067 million mt and a 32 percent increase in its finished steel production to 2.412 million mt.
The crude steel output of Azovstal in the given period increased by five percent year on year to 3.023 million mt, while its finished steel output rose by seven percent year on year to 2.799 million mt.
In the given period, Yenakievo Steel saw a three percent increase in its crude steel production to 1.299 million mt and maintained its finished steel production at the level of January-June 2010, i.e., at 1.245 million mt.