During 11 months of 2009, Zaporozhye Ferroalloys Plant has reduced its silicomanganese output by 54.6% to 102,400 tonnes, ferrosilicon (in recalculation to 45%) by 40.9% to 34,300 tonnes, ferromanganese by 46% to 47,500 tonnes. Production of metallic manganese increased by 58.1% to 13,600 tonnes.

In 2008 in comparison to 2007, ZFZ reduced its output by 21.4% to 386,200 tonnes, silicomanganese reduced by 29.9% to 227,100 tonnes, metallic manganese by 23% to 8,700 tonnes, ferrosilicon (in recalculation to 45%) by 14.5% to 60,400 tonnes, ferromanganese output increased by 5.5% to 90,000 tonnes.

The plant supplies 30% to 35% of its production to the local market, the rest goes for export to CIS, EU, Asia and Africa.

(Sourced from www.rusmet.com)