Thursday, October 29, 2009

Kazakhstan Crude Production Down 15 Per Cent

According to data released by the Republic of Kazakhstan Agency of Statistics, in January to September 2009 the country'S crude steel production fell 15.2% YoY to 2.99 million tonnes and flat rolled steel production down by 3.3% YoY 2.27 million tonnes.

During the first nine months of 2009, output of ferroalloys declined by 20.8% YoY to 1.03 million tonnes. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan exported 579,600 tonnes of ferroalloys down by 34% YoY at a value of USD628.8 million down by 67.4% YoY and 1.7 million tonnes of flat rolled steel, including tinplate, down by 11% YoY for a value of USD 831.2 million down by 49.7% YoY.

Source: Steel Guru

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