According to its data issued for the first nine months of the current year, Russian steel producer Ashinskiy Metallurgical Works (Ashinskiy) registered a 14.8 percent increase year on year in its steel output to 524,100 mt.
In January-September, Ashinskiy produced 438,900 mt of rolled steel products - up 8.8 percent compared to the same period last year.
In addition, during the period in question Ashinskiy's deliveries of steel plates increased by seven percent year on year to 406,000 mt. Of this figure, 302,570 mt of plates were delivered to the Russian domestic market - up 65.1 percent year on year, about 62,272 mt were exported to non-CIS countries - down 58.7 percent, and 12,763 mt were delivered to CIS countries - down 23 percent, all compared to January-September 2009.