In the January-July period of the current year, the steelmaking subsidiaries of Metinvest, Ukraine's largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group, saw an eight percent increase in their crude steel production to 8.534 million mt, an eight percent rise in their finished steel production to 7.123 million mt and a six percent increase in their pig iron output to 7.168 million mt.
In particular, in January-July, Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol saw a 16 percent year-on-year increase in its crude steel production to 3.606 million mt and a 34 percent increase in its finished steel production to 2.829 million mt.
The crude steel output of Azovstal in the given period increased by four percent year on year to 3.436 million mt, while its finished steel output rose by seven percent year on year to 3.224 million mt.
In the given period, Yenakievo Steel saw a 46 percent increase in its finished steel output to 1.070 million mt and maintained its crude steel production at the level of January-July 2010, i.e., at 1.492 million mt.