The Ukrainian steel producer Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works (Alchevsk), the subsidiary of the Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass (ISD), has issued its preliminary results for 2009.
Accordingly, in 2009 Alchevsk decreased its crude steel output by 16.4 percent to about 3.64 million mt, its finished steel production by 15.7 percent to 3.32 million mt and its pig iron production by 14.3 percent to 3.235 million mt, all compared to 2008. Meanwhile, in 2009 Alchevsk's agglomerate output registered an increase of three percent year on year to 4.525 million mt.