Zlatoust Metallurgical Works (ZMZ), a subsidiary of the Russian steel producer ESTAR Holding, has announced that in April this year it registered a 14 percent increase in its crude steel production to 20,600 mt, and saw a 16 percent growth in its finished steel products output to 35,200 mt, both compared to March.
"Demand significantly increased for stainless steel, high alloy products and steels with special surface finish," the company said in its statement.
Meanwhile, during the first four months of this year, ZMZ produced 80,000 mt of crude steel - up 75 percent year on year, while it more than tripled year its finished steel output on year-on-year basis, producing 110,000 mt, compared to 32,300 mt in the same period last year.