MMK increased steel production in 3 quarter of 2009 by 31% compared with 2 quarter 2008
OJSC MMK announced Oct. 21 operational results for the 3 rd quarter of 2009, according to which the production of pig iron in the 3 rd quarter of 2009 exceeded pre-crisis level, and amounted to 2 326 tonnes, higher than the production during the same period in 2008 to 2, 2%.
In the 3 rd quarter of 2009 the volume of production of commodity metal products increased by 36% compared with the 2 quarter of 2009 and amounted to 2 601 tonnes, while crude steel production increased by 31%. Achieved volumes are the highest in the past 12 months.
volume production of deep processing in the 3 rd quarter of 2009 increased by 29% compared with 2 quarter of 2009 and amounted to 375 thousand tons.
In the 3 rd quarter 2009 production volume galvanized steel and rolled steel with polymer coating was 177 and 68 tonnes respectively, which is higher than 2 quarters in 2009 to 50% and 48% and higher than 3 quarter of 2008 by 25% and 58%.
increase production of deep processing due to the commissioning of galvanizing lines number 2 in July 2008 and the unit of polymer coatings number 2 in July 2009
volume products with high added value (including heavy plate mill 5000, rolled sheet products and deep processing) in the 3 rd quarter of 2009 amounted to 735 thousand tons, which is 29% higher than 2 quarters of 2009 and at the level of Indicator 3 Quarter 2008
volume shipment of thick sheet mill 5000 at the 3 rd quarter of 2009 amounted to 29 thousand tons.
products with high added value amounted to 28% of the total production.
| Product | 3 quarter. 2009 | 2 square. 2009 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| th t | th t | ||
| Iron | 2 326 | 2 006 | 16% |
| Steel | 2 831 | 2 159 | 31% |
| commercial products | 2 601 | 1 919 | 36% |
| Product | 3 quarter. 2009 | 2 square. 2009 | % |
| th t | th t | ||
| commercial products: | 2 601 | 1 919 | 36% |
| Slabs and procurement | 2 | 0 | - |
| Long products | 312 | 261 | 20% |
| Rolled sheets g /k | 1 553 | 1 090 | 42% |
| products with high added value | 735 | 568 | 29% |
| plates (mill 5000) | 29 | 0 | - |
| Rolled sheets x /k | 331 | 278 | 19% |
| Production of deep processing: | 375 | 290 | 29% |
| Tin White | 59 | 73 | -19% |
| galvanized steel | 177 | 118 | 50% |
| car with a polymer coating | 68 | 46 | 48% |
| Tape | 23 | 25 | -8% |
| bending profiles | 25 | 14 | 79% |
| Pipes | 21 | 13 | 62% |
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