OREANDA-NEWS. May 13, 2008. In January-April, Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ trademark) increased the output of steel 9,9% over the same period last year to 825,7 thousand tonnes, Anatoly Volkov, the chief of the BMZ planning-economic analysis department told.

Over the four months BMZ made 676,2 thousand tonnes of rolled steel, 13% up over the same period 2007, 103 thousand tonnes of hardware, 12.6% up. In January-April, the works made almost 14 thousand tonnes of seamless hot-rolled pipes.

Under the period in review, the output was up 7,8% to Br1 trillion 218,8 billion. According to preliminary data, exports were 27,9% to \\$572,4 million.

Founded in 1984, Belarusian Steel Works is an export-oriented company delivering its products to more than 50 countries. Exports account for 85% of the output. BMZ manufactures cast sections, rolled sections, profiled iron, reinforcing bars, metal cord and other kinds of wire. In July, Belarusian Steel Works started the production of seamless hot-rolled pipes.