15 Sep 2015 16:22
Russia cuts steel output 1.1% in 8M - Rosstat
MOSCOW. Sept 15 (Interfax) - Russia produced 46.8 million tonnes of crude steel in January-August, down 1.1% year-on-year, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said.
Russian ferrous metal and related output in Jan-Aug 2015 (mln tonnes):
| 8M 2015 | August 2015/August 2014 | August 2015/July 2015 | 8M 2015/8M 2014 | |
| Coal | 234 | 3,1% | 1,6% | 5,2% |
| Metallurgical coke | 17,3 | -5,1% | 1,3% | -0,5% |
| Crude iron ore | 48,5 | 0,2% | -0,4% | 0,2% |
| Pig iron | 34,9 | 2,7% | 3,1% | 3,1% |
| Crude steel | 46,8 | -3,8% | -0,5% | -1,1% |
| Finished roll | 40,4 | -3,6% | -1,4% | -1% |
| Steel pipes | 7,6 | 2,9% | -0,7% | 7,6% |