In particular, in the first quarter the company
increased output of pellets of its own raw materials by 9.2%, to 2.7 million
tons, and of purchased raw materials – by 55.2%, to 102 thousand tons, YoY.
65% iron content pellets output totaled
1.35 million tons, up by 31% YoY, that with 62% iron content was 1.46 million
tons, down by 3.6% YoY.
The company decreased pellets production of the
PGOK iron ore by 7%, to 2 million tons YoY. It produced 879.3 thousand tons of
65% iron content pellets, down by 11.5%, and 1.1 million tons of 62% iron
content pellets, down by 3.1% YoY.
At the
same time, output of pellets made of EGOK iron ore increased by 15.4%, to 707
thousand tons, with 65% iron content pellets output at 372.3 thousand tons, up
9 times YoY, and with 62% iron content pellets output up by 15.9% YoY, to 334.4
thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)