19 Sep 2018 16:45
Russian steel roll output rises 2.8% in 8M - Rosstat
MOSCOW. Sept 19 (Interfax) - Russia raised steel roll output 2.8% year-on-year in January-August 2018, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said.
Pig iron production rose 0.8%.
Russian ferrous metal and related output in January-August 2018:
| Aug 2018 | Aug 2018/ Aug 2017, % | Aug 2018/ July 2018, % | 8M 2018/8M 2017, % | |
| Pig iron, mln tonnes | 4,3 | 98,7 | 96,1 | 100,8 |
| Ferrosilicon, '000 tonnes | 75,6 | 105,3 | 95,6 | 115,6 |
| Unalloyed steel, mln tonnes | 5,0 | 99,7 | 95,6 | 103,7 |
| Stainless steel, '000 tonnes | 16,0 | 124,0 | 85,3 | 109,2 |
| Alloyed steel, mln tonnes, of which: | 1,2 | 94,5 | 94,0 | 97,8 |
| Roll, mln tonnes | 5,2 | 98,4 | 96,4 | 102,8 |
| Seamless oil and gas pipeline steel pipes, '000 tonnes | 47,3 | 89,4 | 125,4 | 98,7 |
| Seamless steel drilling and casing pipes and well tubing, '000 tonnes, of which: | 150,0 | 102,5 | 98,9 | 105,5 |
| - casing pipes | 95,0 | 98,3 | 102,2 | 104,3 |
| - well tubing | 51,3 | 110,8 | 97,5 | 107,7 |
| - drilling pipes | 3,7 | 109,7 | 88,1 | 107,6 |
| Other steel pipes with circular cross-section, '000 tonnes | 241,0 | 97,3 | 104,5 | 99,9 |
| Unalloyed wire, '000 tonnes | 131,0 | 101,4 | 105,4 | 104,6 |
| Stainless steel wire, '000 tonnes | 801,0 | 117,7 | 106,3 | 82,5 |
| Other unalloyed steel wire, '000 tonnes | 17,1 | 107,5 | 108,6 | 95,5 |