It is reported that Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works and Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F Dzerzhinsky, the steelmaking subsidiaries of the Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass have issued their preliminary production results for January 2011.

Accordingly, in the first month of 2011, Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works saw its crude steel production increase by 10%YoY to 280,000 tonnes, its finished steel product output went up by 12.4% to 262,000 tonnes, its pig iron production grew by 23.6%YoY to 270,000 tonnes while its agglomerate production increased by 18.5%YoY to 426,000 tonnes.

DMKD in January 2011 registered a 20% YoY decrease in its crude steel production to 237,000 tonnes down by 17% YoY drop in its finished steel product output to 222,000 tonnes down by 9.3% YoY fall in its pig iron production to 242,000 tonnes and a 3%YoY decrease in its agglomerate output to 371,000 tonnes all compared to January 2010.

(Sourced from www.steelorbis.com)
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