“ZAPOROZHSTAL” STEEL WORKS: PRODUCTION RESULTS IN AUGUST AND FOR 8 MONTHS OF 2014.

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The growth of all production figures was noted at “Zaporozhstal” Steel Works from January to August 2014: iron – by 3,8%, steel by 1,7%, rolled products – 2,6% in comparison with similar period of 2013.

2211,5 thousand tons of iron,  2590,7 thousand tons of steel, 2221,3 thousand tons of rolled products had been produced from January to August 2014.

 

Name of index Unit of measurement January-August 2013 January-August  2014

January-August 2014 to

January-August 2013

 January-August 2014 to

January -August 2013

%

Production level of iron Thousand tons 2131,3 2211,5 80,2 103,8
Production level of steel Thousand tons 2546,9 2590,7 43,8 101,7
Production level of rolled product Thousand tons 2165,6 2221,3 55,7 102,6

 

297,8 thousand tons of iron, 323,3 thousand tons of steel, 257,2 thousand tons of rolled product had been produced in August 2014

 

Name of index Unit of measurement

August 2013

thousand tons

August 2014

thousand tons

August 2014 to August  2013, thousand tons
August 2014 to  August 2013, %
Production level of iron Thousand tons 278,5 297,8 19,3 106,9
Production level of steel Thousand tons 339,0 323,3 -15,7 95,4
Production level of rolled product Thousand tons 295,3 257,2 -38,1 87,1

 

A slight decline of production level of steel and rolled stock in August 2014 in comparison with August 2013, occurred because of start-up and adjustment works in the course of renovation of blast furnace №4 (BF- 4), installation of cast house aspiration system and bin trestle. Renovation of BF-4 is done within the framework of Metinvest’s technological strategy aimed at modernization of Group’s enterprises. Amount of investments into modernization of the furnace is more than 600 million UAH.

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