OREANDA-NEWS. Azovstal Iron & Steel Works increased production indexes of all types of products in 1 qtr 2007: iron output made 1 334 thou. t, that is by 219.7 thou. t or 19,7% more than for the same period of last year. Steel output increased: following 3 months of 2007 results it made 1 529,3 thou. t, that is by 206.1 thou. t or 15,6% more than in 1 qtr 2006, reported the press-centre of  Azovstal Iron & Steel Works

Works increased rolled products output by 12,3%: in 1 qtr of current year their volume made 1 324,9 thou. t, that is by 144,9 thou. t exceeds indexes of 1 qtr 2006. Bulk coke production of 6% humidity for 3 months of 2007 increased by 14,3 thou. t or 2,4% up to 610,2 thou. t. In 1 qtr 2007 Azovstal Iron & Steel Works produced 358 thou. t of rail products that is by 24,5% more as compared to the same period of 2006. From the beginning of the year Works produced 123,6 thou. t of rails and rail fasteners.

"We managed to obtain increase of steel and finished rolled products production output due to implementation of consistent policy on expansion and more effective facilities utilization against favourable metal market condition", stated Dmitry Livshits, Director General of Azovstal Iron & Steel Works.