1 Oct 2012 15:31

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih ups roll output 11.7% in 9M

KYIV. Oct 1 (Interfax) - ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih (formerly Kryvorizhstal), Ukraine's biggest steel producer, raised finished roll production 11.7% year-on-year to 4.032 million tonnes in January-September, the company told Interfax, quoting preliminary data.

Crude steel production grew 15.9% to 4.764 million tonnes and pig iron was up 19.1% to 4.171 million tonnes.

The plant produced 451,000 tonnes of roll, 552,000 tonnes of crude steel and 479,000 tonnes of pig iron in September.

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

Finished roll production fell 8.7% in 2011 to 4.938 million tonnes.