Azovstal crude steel output in 2009 dips by 16% YoY

Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, part of Metinvest Group, in December 2009 produced 409,100 tons of hot metal and 466,700 tons of crude steel.

Azovstal’s key performance indicators

Product	December 2009, th. t	November 2009, th. t	Change, %	2009,  th. t	2008, th. t	Change, %
Hot metal	409.1	397.9	2.8	4,016.3	4,610.7	-12.9
Crude steel	466.7	456.2	2.3	4,642.7	5,509.9	-15.7
Rolled product	426.1	426.9	-0.2	4,288.4	5,058.0	-15.2
Bulk coke 6% moisture	185.7	179.3	3.6	2,023.8	2,187.7	-7.5

(SteelGuru)