Azovstal will increase the shipment of toastolistan steel one and a half times

In anticipation of the start of the government program to assist Ukrainian metallurgists, the Mariupol combine Azovstal increases the sales of the metal rolling. According to UGMK.info, in March it is planned to ship the internal and external consumers of more than a hundred thousand tons of thick sheet, which is 41% more than last month.

The sales structure remains unchanged: about 30% of the metal will go to the domestic market (33 thousand tons), and 70% (more than 70 thousand tons) is planned to be shipped for export. Of this volume, about 500 tons (as well as last month) will be delivered to the Khartsyz Pipe Plant (also entering the Metinvest group), the rest - to third -party customers.

Due to the growth in the production of sheet metal rolling, Azovstal will go to a decrease in the production of commodity slaves by 15% to 185 thousand tons.

As already reported, in January-February 2013, about 125 thousand tons of thick-power metal metal rolling were manufactured at the Azovstal Camping plant, which is 34% lower than the indicator of the same period in 2012. About 80 thousand tons (+28%) were sent from this volume, put on the domestic market-more than 45 thousand tons (-60%). Экспорт товарных слябов вырос на 35% и составил 425 тыс тонн.