OREANDA-NEWS. Hardware shipments by Zhlobin-based Belarusian Metallurgical Plant (BMZ) stood at 382,631 tonnes in January-November 2013, up 7.4% on the year, an official with the plant told.

In 2013 BMZ shipped to the US market over 45,000 tonnes of hot finished pipes. The company plans to end up the year with around 135 tonnes of seamless pipes shipped to overseas customers in the USA, Russia, Italy, Germany, Poland and France.

BMZ steel output amounted to 2.083 million tonnes in January-November 2013, down 27.2% on the year; rolled stock - 2.016 million tonnes (down 0.8%).

Hardware output reduced 3.7% to 366,400 tonnes.

Metal cord output went down 16.9% to 68,303 tonnes. Bead wire output grew 15% to 33,414 tonnes.

Steel wire output amounted to 238,793 tonnes, up 2% year-on-year.

State-owned company Belarusian Metallurgical Plant was launched in 1984. BMZ exports about 85% of its output. In Jan-Sep 2013 BMZ products were exported to the EU, Russia, the Middle East, Ukraine, the United States, Africa, South Africa. The EU, the Middle East and Russia account for 86.6% of the BMZ's total exports.