It is reported that in the January to August period of the current year, the steelmaking subsidiaries of Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass produced a total of 4.331 million tonnes of pig iron up by 25%YoY.

The subsidiaries crude steel output in the given period increased by 23%YoY rising to 4.613 million tonnes. In the first eight months of 2011, ISD companies registered 27% increase in their finished steel production YoY to 4.455 million tonnes while their agglomerate output went up by 15%YoY to 6.618 million tonnes.

In particular, in January to August, Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works saw a 29% increase in its crude steel production to 2.521 million tonnes and a 36% increase in its finished steel production to 2.495 million tonnes.

The crude steel output of Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F Dzerzhinsky in the given period increased by 18%YoY to 2.092 million tonnes while its finished steel output increased by 17%YoY to 1.961 million tonnes.

Alchevsk Coking Plant saw its coke production fall by 6%YoY to 1.896 million tonnes in January to August 2011. In the given period, Dniepropetrovsk Tube Works increased its steel pipe production by 38%YoY to 74,600 tonnes.

(Sourced from SteelOrbis)
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