Posted on 07 Oct 2009
Ukraine ArcelorMittal cuts steel output Jan-Sept
Ukraine's top steel mill, owned by ArcelorMittal, cut its raw steel production in January-September 2009 to 3.520 million tonnes, 35.7 tonnes lower than in the same period the previous year, news agencies said on Tuesday.
The rolled steel production fell to 3.221 million tonnes in the first nine months of the year from 4.663 million, while pig iron output fell to 3.088 million from 3.935 million.
Ukraine's steel production fell to 37.1 million tonnes in 2008 from 42.8 million in 2007.
