Russia raises stainless output in Jan-Sept 2006

According to the data released by the Russian Federation's Federal Statistics Service, during the January-September 2006 period, the country recorded a 28.6 percent year on year increase in its stainless steel output, producing 76,200 metric tons. During the period in question, the largest increase was achieved by Mechel's Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works which raised its stainless steel output by 140 percent to 33,052 metric tons. Meanwhile, another Mechel plant, Izhstal, recorded a 4.5 percent increase year on year to 11,255 metric tons.