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19:41
New slab caster supports Metinvest output growth
Ukrainian miner and steelmaker Metinvest increased crude steel output by 13% on-quarter and 6% on-year to 1.94 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2019, Kallanish notes. Pig iron output has fallen only slightly however: by -1% on-quarter and -9% on-year to 1.96mt. The fall in pig iron output is on the back of disruptions of feedstock supplies to Ilyich and Azovstal works, the company says.
The increase in steel output came on the back of the launch …
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