Azovstal updates production performance in July

Azovstal Iron & Steel Works, a part of the Metinvest Group, produced in July 0.381 million tons of pig iron and 0.423 million tons of crude steel.

Rolled products manufactured in July amounted to 0.406 million tons. In July Azovstal produced 0.185 million tons of bulk coke, moisture 6%.
Production output decline in July is attributed to unscheduled repairs of main production units.

Products	July, million t	June, million t	Change, %
Pig iron	0.381	0.424	-10.1
Crude steel	0.423	0.484	-12.7
Rolled products	0.406	0.438	-7.3
Bulk coke, moisture 6%	0.185	0.179	3.1

Products	January-July 2010, million t	January-July 2009, million t	Change, %
Pig iron	2.845	1.981	43.6
Crude steel	3.295	2.309	42.7
Rolled products	3.084	2.117	45.6
Bulk coke, moisture 6%	1.229	1.111	10.6

 (SteelGuru)
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