Metinvest Azovstal performance update for March 2010

Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, part of the Metinvest Group, in March produced 406,100 tons of cast iron and 476,400 tons of steel. Output of rolled products in March comprised 451,100 tons.
In March the plant produced 173,600 tons of bulk coke with 6% of moisture.

March 2010 results.

Product	Macrh 2010, th. t	February 2010, th. t	Change, %
Cast iron	406,1	373,3	8.8
Steel (smelting)	476,4	435,4	9.4
Rolled product	451,1	401,3	12.4
Bulk coke 6% moisture	173,6	158,4	9.6

January to March 2010 results.

Product	January-Macrh 2010, th. t	January-March 2009, th. t	Change, %
Cast iron	1190,9	713,3	67.0
Steel (smelting)	1398,7	828,2	68.9
Rolled product	1311,5	768,4	70.7
Bulk coke 6% moisture	500,5	452,8	10.5

(SteelGuru)