Russia boosts steel output 12% in 4 mths, exports 26% in Q1

摘要

Russia boosted overall iron and steel output 12% year-on-year in January-April, the Russian Economic Development Ministry said in an economic report. Russia raised pig iron production 30.2% year-on-year in the four months to 16.3 million tonnes, crude steel - 24.6% to 21.3 million tonnes, finished roll - 23% to 18.4 million tonnes and steel pipes - 46.2% to 2.828 million tonnes. Finished roll production grew 36.6% to 1.846 million tonnes at the Evraz Group's West Siberian Iron & Steel Works (ZSMK), 33.8% to 3.371 million tonnes at Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK), 28.9% to 2.912 million tonnes at Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), 25.9% to 3.154 million tonnes at Severstal's Cherepovets Iron & Steel Works, 11.8% to 1.032 million tonnes at Mechel's Chelyabinsk Iron & Steel Works and 0.4% to 1.16 million tonnes at the Evraz Group's Nizhny Tagil Iron & Steel Works.