4 Jun 2013 13:57

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih ups roll output 12% in 5M

KYIV. June 4 (Interfax) - ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih (formerly Kryvorizhstal), Ukraine's biggest steel producer, raised finished roll production 11.9% year-on-year in January-May to 2.417 million tonnes, the company told Interfax, quoting preliminary figures.

Crude steel production grew 1.8% to 2.595 million tonnes and pig iron was up 0.9% to 2.249 million tonnes.

The company produced 464,000 tonnes of roll, 504,000 tonnes of crude steel and 432,000 tonnes of pig iron in May alone.

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih specializes in long products, in particular rebar and wire rod.

Finished roll production grew 13.3% in 2012 to 5.59 million tonnes.