Ukraine-based Zaporizhstal pig iron output rose by 8.1pc to 399,900 mt in January from the prior year period and up by 1.5pc from the prior month. Zaporizhstal’s crude steel output dropped by 4.5pc to 338,300mt from the prior year, while it rose up by 2.3pc from a month ago.
Finished steel production amounted to 292,300mt, down by 7pc from a year ago and down by 1.2pc from the prior month.
Zaporizhstal has an annual capacity of 4.5mn mt of steel, 3.3mn mt of pig iron and 4.1mn mt of finished steel products.