Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, a subsidiary of Russian mining and steel producing group Mechel, produced 1,203 million tonnes of steel products in the Q1 of the current year showing a 10% increase compared to the same period of last year.
The successful start of the year was possible because of the operation of new equipment specifically, the production complex for high quality steels and stainless steels in the arc-furnace melting shop No 6 as well as the expansion of technical feasibility of the plant's sintering and steelmaking sections.

In addition, in the Q1 of 2011 the company continued to implement its investment program, affecting virtually the entire production cycle.

(Sourced from Steel Orbis)