In January-November this year Uzbekistan-based steel producer Uzmetkombinat's crude steel output decreased by 2.6 percent year on year to 639,700 mt.
In addition, in the given period Uzmetkombinat registered a 2.9 percent drop in its rolled steel product output to 628,900 mt, including 500,500 mt of longs - down 2.8 percent, both compared to January-November 2009.