NZF and ZZF issue 2006 production results

According to the preliminary data, the largest Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NZF) increased its production by 10.2 percent year on year to 892,900 metric tons in 2006. In particular, NZF produced 628,000 metric tons of silico-manganese, 260,600 metric tons of ferromanganese and 4,300 metric tons of other ferroalloys during the period in question. On the other hand, the second largest Ukrainian ferroalloy producer Zaporozjky Ferroalloy Plant (ZZF) saw its output decrease by 2.6 percent year on year to 513,000 metric tons in 2006, again according to the preliminary data. Regarding the output figures for the different ferroalloys, in 2006 ZZF registered a 0.8 percent increase in its silico-manganese output to 360,200 metric tons, but a 17.2 percent drop in its ferrosilicon production to 62,300 metric tons, and also a 9.9 percent decrease in its ferromanganese production to 83,000 metric tons, compared to the year 2005. In addition, in 2006 the plant produced 7,500 metric tons of other ferroalloys.