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In January Metinvest exported almost 900 thous. t of iron ore materials by sea

Panamax and Capesize vessels were used for iron ore shipments in January. In particular, Capesize vessels were shipped in January: Leonidas Warrior, deadweight 183.316 thous. t, which carried around 180 thous. t of concentrate, Sealink, deadweight 177.754 thous. t, which carried around 176 thous. t.

In February, it is planned to use four Capesize class vessels for shipments to China: Diamond Warrior, deadweight 197 thous. t; Furong, deadweight 174 thous. t; Matrix, deadweight 136 thous.t; Mykonos, deadweight 194 thous.t.

Previously, Metinvest enterprises were shipping around 600 thous. t of concentrate to China per month.

«Iron ore shipments in such volumes by sea is an absolute record for Ukraine», — noted the Honorary Director of the Iron Ore Division, Alexander Vilkul.

Briefing Note:

Metinvest is an international vertically-integrated mining and metals company. Production facilities of Metinvest allow the enterprises both to satisfy their own needs in raw materials, liquid steel and semi-finished products and to be a key supplier for many other Ukrainian and European companies, as well as Asian businesses. The shareholders of Metinvest Group are SCM Group (75%) and Smart Holding (25%) that manage the company on the partnership principle.

Metinvest Holding is the managing company of Metinvest Group.