Kazakhstan's steel output increases in Jan-Feb 2004

Kazakhstan’s steel output increases in Jan-Feb 2004

Kazakhstan's crude steel production reached 885'000 tons in the first two months of 2004, up by 15% compared to the same period of last year. In the aforementioned period, production of carbon electric steel increased by 140% to 39'500 tons while galvanized sheet production grew by 12% to 129'600 tons. Kazakhstan produced 702'500 tons of pig iron in Jan-Feb 2004 period with an increase of 6% compared to the same period of last year. Production of large and small diameter pipes soared by 59% to 9'500 tons while hollow steel sections production increased by 98% to 3'600 tons.