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Azovstal: core products output

2 July 2010 // Press centre Metinvest Group

Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, part of Metinvest Group, in June 2010 produced: cast iron – 423.3 thous.t, steel – 484.3 thous.t.

Production of rolled steel in June comprised June 438.6 thous.t. In June 2010 the plant produced 179.0 thous.t of bulk coke with 6% of moisture.

Azovstal’s key performance indicators

ProductJune 2010, thous.tMay 2010, thous.tJune 2010 vs. May 2010, thous.tJune 2010 vs. May 2010, %
Cast iron423,3437,8-14,5-3,3
Steel (smelting)484,3510,4-26,1-5,1
Rolled product438,6485,0-46,3 -9,6 
Bulk coke 6% moisture179,0185,4-6,5-3,5

 

ProductJanuary-June 2010, thous.tJanuary-June 2009, thous.tJanuary-June 2010 vs. January-June 2009, thous.tJanuary-June 2010 vs. January-June 2009, %
Cast iron2464,41610,2+854,2+53,0
Steel (smelting)2871,91881,8+990,1+52,6
Rolled product2678,41759,8+918,6 +52,2 
Bulk coke 6% moisture1044,2926,4+117,8+12,7


Briefing Note:

JSC Azovstal Iron & Steel Works is a modern high-tech enterprise manufacturing a broad range of metal products: slab, long and shaped rolled products, rails, rail fastening, square billets, heavy plate, and slag products.

Production capacity of the Mill is over 5.5 mln. t of cast iron, over 6.4 mln. t of steel, including  4.4 mln. t of converter steel, and over 4.4  mln. t of rolled products. Design capacity of rail fastenings production is 285 thous. tpa, grinding balls –  170 thous. tpa.

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.