Ferrexpo increased iron ore pellet production in Q3 2011
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Friday, 07 Oct 2011
1. Total pellet production of own ore in Q1 2011 increased 2.8% compared to 2Q 2011
2. Production of higher grade 65% Fe pellets increased 12.3% compared to 3Q 2010 and 6.6% year to date
3. Production of pellets from third party concentrate is dependent on availability in local markets
4. August recorded second highest pellet production in Company history
5. Total pellet production in 3Q 2011 was in-line with 2Q 2011 at 2.5 million tonnes
| Q3'11 | Q3'10 | Change | YTD'11 | YTD'10 | Change | |
| Iron ore | 7,497.30 | 7,386.40 | 1.5 | 21,695.50 | 21,589.10 | 0.5 |
| Concentrate | 2,949.80 | 2,873.30 | 2.7 | 8,524.50 | 8,382.90 | 1.7 |
| Pellets 62% Fe | 1,258.30 | 1,342.10 | -6.2 | 3,513.00 | 3,726.30 | -5.7 |
| Pellets 65% Fe | 1,075.30 | 957.6 | 12.3 | 3,214.70 | 3,014.60 | 6.6 |
| Total Pellets | 2,333.60 | 2,299.70 | 1.5 | 6,727.70 | 6,740.90 | -0.2 |
In '000 tonnes
Production/reprocessing from purchased raw materials
| Q3 '11 | Q3 '10 | Change | YTD '11 | YTD '10 | Change | |
| Pellets 62% Fe | 64.40 | 42.20 | 52.5 | 154.00 | 132.90 | 15.9 |
| Pellets 65% Fe | 74.00 | 217.60 | -66 | 375.10 | 571.50 | -34.4 |
| Total Pellets | 138.40 | 259.80 | -46.7 | 529.10 | 704.40 | -24.9 |
| Total Pellets produced | 2,471.90 | 2,559.50 | -3.4 | 7,256.80 | 7,445.30 | -2.5 |
| 62% Fe | 1,322.60 | 1,384.30 | -4.5 | 3,667.00 | 3,859.20 | -5 |
| 65% Fe | 1,149.30 | 1,175.20 | -2.2 | 3,589.80 | 3,586.10 | 0.1 |
In '000 tonnes
