Pig iron output decreased by 0.1%, to 5.606
million tons, while rolled metal
production increased by 1.2%, to 5.661 million tons.
December
was one of the best months in 2013 as to output. Pig iron, steel and rolled
metal manufacture was by 10.5, 14 and 18 thousand tons higher than on December
2012 correspondingly. (Ukrainian metal)