OREANDA-NEWS. November 18, 2009. Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, part of Metinvest Group, in October 2009 increased production of cast iron and steel: cast iron production comprised 430.3 ths t, steel production comprised 492,4 ths t.

The Mill has increased rolled products output: in October it comprised 452.2 ths t, which is by 38,0 ths t more vs. September. In October 2009, the Mill produced 184.7 ths t of bulk coke with 6% of moisture.

Azovstal’s key performance indicators

Product

October 2009 ths t

September 2009 ths t

October 2009 vs. September 2009, ths t

October 2009 vs. September 2009, %

Cast iron

430,3

389,5

40,8

+10,5

Steel (smelting)

492,4

445,1

47,3

+10,6

Rolled product

452,2

414,2

38,0

+9,2

Bulk coke 6% moisture

184,7

179,3

5,4

+3,0

Product

January-October 2009 ths t

January-October 2008 ths t

January-October 2009 vs. January-October 2008, ths t

January-October 2009 vs.January-October2008, %

Cast iron

3209,8

4234,6

-1024,8

-24,2

Steel (smelting)

3719,0

5081,5

-1362,5

-26,8

Rolled product

3430,6

4643,1

-1212,5

-26,1

Bulk coke 6% moisture

1658,1

1997,9

-339,8

-17,0

JSC Azovstal Iron & Steel Works is a modern high-tech enterprise manufacturing a broad range of metal products: slab, long and shaped rolled products, rails, rail fastening, square billets, heavy plate, slag products.

Production capacity of the Mill is over 5.5 mln. t of cast iron, over 6.4 mln. t of steel, including converter steel 4.4 mln. t, over 4.4  mln. t of rolled products. Design capacity of rail fastenings production is 285 ths tpa, grinding balls –  170 ths tpa.