OREANDA-NEWS. June 1, 2011. Starting the end of May 2011, Metinvest, a vertically integrated group of metals and mining companies, will commence sales of products from Moldavian Steel Works (MMZ). Nearly 33,000 tonnes of products will be shipped for Metinvest during the first month of production. Long rolled steel will be sold in Ukrainian market through the retail network of service metal centers of Metinvest SMC, LLC and the wholesale trade channel - Metinvest Ukraine - as well as to export markets through Metinvest Eurasia & Metinvest-International.

Continuous expansion of the product range is the evidence of Metinvest’s prioritizing the client focus. By adding the rebars from MMZ, Metinvest will be able to offer the full range of rebars product line, and premium-quality wire rod.

MMZ products will be made available in the markets of Ukraine, CIS countries, the Russian Federation, as well as in the traditional export markets of the Company. For the first month alone Metinvest is planning to sell over 7 Ktonnes of MMZ products in the domestic market, around 14 Ktonnes in the market of Russia, and around 12.5 Ktonnes in the foreign markets.

"One of the strategic objectives of Metinvest is to become a preferable steel products supplier. Partnership with Moldavian Steel Works envisages not only expansion of the product range available in our sales channels, but also an opportunity to provide our clients with high-quality certified products" - notes Dmitriy Nikolayenko, Sales Director of Metinvest’s Steel and Rolled Products Division.