Azovstal performance update for 4 month

Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest Group, in April 2010 produced 410,900 tons of cast iron and 476,700 tons of steel. Output of rolled steel in April comprised 439,700 tons. In April the plant produced 179,000 tons of bulk coke with 6% of moisture.

Product	April, th. t	March, th. t	Change, %
Cast iron	410,9	406,8	1.0
Steel (smelting)	476,7	477,2	-0.1
Rolled product	439,7	452,2	-2.8
Bulk coke 6% moisture	179,0	174,0	+2.9

Product	January-April 2010, th. t	January-April 2009, th. t	Change, %
Cast iron	1602,5	992,1	61.5
Steel (smelting)	1876,1	1156,2	62.3
Rolled product	1752,3	1094,1	60.2
Bulk coke 6% moisture	679,8	608,1	11.8

(SteelGuru)