21
Aug
13:42
Merchant slab demand drives Metinvest semis output ramp-up
Metinvest, a vertically-integrated steelmaker with assets in Ukraine, Bulgaria, Italy and the UK, ramped up its merchant semi-finished products output by 9% on-quarter in the second quarter to 857,000 tonnes. In the first half of 2018 it was up 43% on-year to 1.64 million tonnes, Kallanish learns from the company.
High demand for merchant slab and pig iron drove a 329,000t and 165,000t output increase respectively in H1. The company continues to prioritise …
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