Azovstal core products output up in May

Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest Group, in May produced 437,400 tons of cast iron and 510,100 tons of steel.

Production of rolled steel in May comprised 481,400 tons. In May the plant produced 185,700 tons of bulk coke with 6% of moisture.

Azovstal’s key performance indicators

Product	May 2010, th. t	April 2010, th. t	Change, %
Cast iron	437,4	411,6	6.3
Steel (smelting)	510,1	477,8	6.8
Rolled product	481,4	442,2	8.9
Bulk coke 6% moisture	185,7	179,0	3.7

Product	January-May 2010, th. t	January-May 2009, th. t	Change, %
Cast iron	2040,7	1305,4	56.3
Steel (smelting)	2387,4	1522,3	56.8
Rolled product	2236,2	1418,1	57.7
Bulk coke 6% moisture	865,6	769,2	12.5

(SteelGuru)