Tuesday, January 17, 2012



·         Crude steel production grew by 3% compared to FY2010 mainly due to an increase in volumes in the Czech Republic, resulting from the resolution of a pricing dispute with a supplier of hot metal while other major steelmaking assets continued to operate at full capacity
·         Steel product mix shifted further in favour of finished goods
·         Coking coal production decreased by 16% due to several longwall repositionings and temporary stoppages of some mines for additional implementation of safety equipment and procedures
·         Prices for steel products and coking coal improved compared to the previous year.

Q4 2011 HIGHLIGHTS:
·         Crude steel volumes increased by 3% quarter-on-quarter due to completion of scheduled maintenance in Q3 on the back of full utilisation of major steelmaking assets
·         Share of semi-finished steel increased compared to Q3 due to seasonally lower demand for finished steel in Russia
·         Coking coal production gained momentum in Q4 2011 after most of the issues negatively affecting performance of the first three quarters of 2011 were resolved
·         Prices for steel products and coking coal contracted compared to Q3 reflecting negative seasonality and market volatility.

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