12 Apr 2011 16:02

Kazakhstan boosts steel production 35.6% in Q1

ALMATY. April 14 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan produced 1.235 million tonnes of crude steel in Q1 2011, up 36.5% from the same period last year, the State Statistics Agency said.

Output of flat steel products grew 21.3% to 794,820 tonnes. Kazakhstan produced 57,853 tonnes of tin-plate and tin-plated sheet, up 18.7%, and 154,361 tonnes of galvanized steel, up 9.9%.

Ferroalloy production rose 0.1% year-on-year to 419,178 tonnes.

Crude iron ore production rose 3.2% to 12.14 million tonnes, manganese ore production rose 6.4% to 638,000 tonnes and chrome ore grew 7.5% to 1.33 million tonnes.

Kazakhstan raised iron ore pellet production 2.7% year-on-year in Q1 to 2.228 million tonnes.