Zaporizhstal's Rolled Steel Output Down 1.3% you In 3Q

Zaporizhstal (ZPST: Suspended) recorded a 3.3% yoy increase in  rolled steel output or 2.7 mln mt in 9M, however the company’s production declined slightly by 1.3% yoy in the 3Q. Growth of the company’s crude steel output, up 2.2% yoy in 9M, also slowed lightly to 1.25% yoy or 1.1 mln mt in the 3Q.

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                  9M06  Chg,yoy     1H06  Chg,yoy     3Q06  Chg,yoy

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(in mln mt)                                                     

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Crude steel      3.326     2.2%    2.193     2.7%    1.133     1.2%

Rolled steel     2.740     3.3%    1.814     5.8%    0.926    -1.3%

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