In June this year, Ukraine-based Zaporizhstal, an integrated steel mill belonging to Metinvest group, increased its pig iron output by 27.9 percent year on year, to 366,200 mt. The company’s steel output in the given period grew by 1.2 percent year on year, to 310,700 mt, while its finished steel products output amounted to 259,100 mt, up 2.5 percent year on year.
However, in the January-June period this year, the company’s crude steel output decreased by 10.1 percent year on year to 1.8 million mt, while its finished steel production declined by 9.6 percent year on year to 1.5 million mt. Meanwhile, in the given period, its pig iron production totaled 2.2 million mt, increasing by two percent year on year, SteelOrbis has learned.