The main indicators were the drop in the production of steel at metallurgical enterprises of Metinvest by 6 percent compared to the same period in 2012 - up to 3 million 101 thousand tons and an increase in the production of iron ore concentrate by 1 percent - up to 9 million 325 thousand tons.
Including, the Mariupol Metallurgical Plant MK Azovstal (Azovstal) in the first quarter of 2013 reduced the production of steel by 3 percent - to 1 million 130 thousand tons, MMK named after Ilyich by 8 million 310 thousand tons, the Yenakievsky Metallurgical Plant ("EMZ") reduced the production of steel by 7 percent - to 7 percent - before 651 thousand tons.
The production of cast iron at Metinvest enterprises decreased by 5 percent - to 2 million 720 thousand tons. Including, Azovstal reduced production by 2 percent - to 984 thousand tons, Ilyich plant by 9 percent - up to 1 million 130 thousand tons and EMZ by 2 percent - up to 604 thousand tons.
At the same time, the production of ready -made metal rolling at Metinvest plants in the first quarter of 2013 increased by 5 percent - up to 2 million 251 thousand tons. The growth of production was associated with an increase in the production of flat rental by 157 thousand tons as a result of the growth of orders for roll (110 thousand tons) and a sheet (47 thousand tons).
Cast iron production
