2 Mar 2012 13:14

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih ups roll output 10.3% in Jan-Feb

KYIV. March 2 (Interfax) - ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih (formerly Kryvorizhstal), Ukraine's biggest steel producer, raised finished roll production 10.3% year-on-year to 856,000 tonnes in January-February, the company told Interfax.

Crude steel production grew 8.4% to 969,000 tonnes and pig iron rose 9.9% to 843,000 tonnes.

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.