The Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has announced that in the January-September period this year its iron ore output increased by 18.4 percent year on year to 3.674 million mt, mainly due to the ramp-up of production at its Sosnovsky iron ore deposit.
Q3 2010 |
Q2 2010 |
Change |
Jan-Sept 2010 |
Jan-Sept 2009 |
Change |
|
Iron ore production, incl.: |
1,306,000 |
1,261,000 |
3.6% |
3,674,000 |
3,102,000 |
18.4% |
Iron ore production (Bakal) |
482,000 |
411,000 |
17.3% |
1,289,000 |
735,000 |
75.4% |
Iron ore production (MMK base in Magnitogorsk) |
354,000 |
390,000 |
-9.2% |
1,119,000 |
1,068,000 |
4.8% |
Slag processing |
470,000 |
460,000 |
2.2% |
1,266,000 |
1,299,000 |
-2.5% |