According to the State Statistics Committee of
Russia (Russtat), in the first four months of the current year
Russia registered a stable level of rolled steel product output at 19.7 million mt, a 0.4 percent decrease in its
crude steel output to 22.9 million mt and a 0.6 percent increase in its
pig iron production to 16.7 million mt, all year on year. In the given period,
Russia saw a 0.4 percent increase year on year in its steel
pipe production to 3.2 million mt.