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MMK announces operational trading update for Q1 2010

MMK announces operational trading update for Q1 2010
Production Q1 2010 Q4 2009  
`000 tons `000 tons %
Cast iron 2 235 2 239 0%
Crude steel 2 732 2 558 7%
Finished products output 2 453 2 327 5%
Production Q1 2010 Q4 2009  
`000 tons `000 tons %
Finished products output: 2 453 2 327 5%
Slabs and billets 0 1 -100%
Long products 210 175 20%
Flat hot-rolled products 1 509 1 452 4%
High value-added (HVA) products*: 734 699 5%
Thick plate 176 130 35%
Flat cold-rolled products 251 293 -14%
Downstream products: 307 277 11%
Tin plate 59 41 44%
Galvanized steel 120 117 2,5%
Galvanized colour-coated steel 38 55 -31%
Band 26 28 -7%
Formed section 49 26 88%
Pipes 14 10 40%

* including thick plate, CRC and downstream products

* Crude steel output in Q1 2010 amounted to 2,732 th. tons, finished products output equaled to 2,453 th. tons.
* Crude steel output in Q1 2010 increased by 7%, while finished products output increased by 5%.
* High value-added products output increased by 5%, while its share in finished products output remained the same - 30%.
* The Company keeps on increasing thick plate output at Plate Mill 5000. Thick plate production in Q1 2010 amounted to 176 th. tons, which is 35% higher q-on-q.
* Downstream products output increased by 11%, mainly due to the output growth of galvanized steel, tin plate and formed section.

Source:MMK press-service

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