OREANDA-NEWS. November 07, 2007. PJSC “Azovstal Iron & Steel Works” has increased its production output of the main types of products for the last 10 months: production of hot metal made up 4,5 mln t, that is for 376,9 thou t more than for the same period of the previous year, reported the press-centre of Azovstal Iron & Steel Works.

Steel production has increased: according to the results of 10 months of 2007 it made up 5,232 mln t, that is for 325,2 thou t more than for 10 months of 2006. PJSC “Azovstal Iron & Steel Works” has increased its rolled products manufacturing: for 10 months of the current year its volume made up 4,6 mln t, that is for 287,0 thou t more than for the same period of 2006. Coke production decrease is caused by PJSC “Azovstal Iron & Steel Works” coke-chemical production loading optimization and redistribution of coke production volume within the bounds of Metinvest Group.

492,6 thou t of hot metal; 578,0 thou t of steel; 512,4 thou t of rolled products and 211,5 thou t of bulk coke (6% moisture) were produced in October.