ArcelorMittal increased pig iron production by 15% in 9M

Production of steel and rolled products also grew in the same period

In January–September 2021, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih PJSC (AMKR) increased production of pig iron by 14.6% to 4.17 million tons y-o-y, according to Interfax-Ukraine citing the updated statistics of the Company.

In 9M, rolled products production grew by 3.3% to 3.5 million tons y-o-y. Steel production rose by 7.9% to 3.76 million tons.

In September, AMKR produced 380 thousand tons of rolled products, 440 thousand tons of steel, and 450 thousand tons of pig iron.

In 2020, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih cut production of rolled products by 7.6% to 4.3 million tons y-o-y. Steel production fell by 12.1% to 4.7 million tons, and pig iron by 6.9% to 4.9 million tons.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih PJSC is an integrated steelmaking company, a part of the ArcelorMittal Group. Its activity covers the entire production route from iron ore mining and coke production to manufacture of finished metal products. The company produces semi-finished and long products and rolled sections.