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Metinvest Reports Met Coke Production for December, Full Year 2010
01/13/2011 - Metinvest reported the production of 578,000 tonnes of gross coke (6% humidity) in December, a 6.7% increase vs. December 2009. The company also produced 498,000 tonnes of BF coke, dry in December, a 7.2% increase vs. December 2009.
Metinvest reported the production of 578,000 tonnes of gross coke (6% humidity) in December, a 6.7% increase vs. December 2009. The company also produced 498,000 tonnes of BF coke, dry in December, a 7.2% increase vs. December 2009.
For the full year 2010, the company produced 5.737 million tonnes of gross coke (an 18.9% increase over 2009 production) and 4.899 million tonnes of BF coke, dry (a 19.1% increase over 2009).
For the full year, the company’s Avdiivka Coke produced 3.585 million tonnes of gross coke, 6% humidity (a 28.1% increase vs. 2009) and 3.053 million tonnes of BF coke, dry (a 28.5% increase vs. 2009). JSC Avdiivka Coke Plant, the largest coking and chemicals enterprise in Europe, produces around 30 types of products, with metallurgical coke as the core product. Avdiivka Coke is part of the Coal and Coke Division of Metinvest Group.
For the full year 2010, the company’s Azovstal Iron and Steel Works produced 2.152 million tonnes of gross coke, 6% humidity (a 6.3% increase vs. 2009) and 1.846 million tonnes of BF coke, dry (a 6.2% increase vs. 2009). Azovstal Iron and Steel — ranked among the three largest metallurgical enterprises in Ukraine — is a high performance steelmaking company with fully integrated production process, from coke and sinter production to steelmaking and high quality long and flat rolled products manufacturing.
Metinvest is a vertically-integrated international mining and metals company. Production facilities allow the enterprises both to satisfy their own needs in raw materials, liquid steel and semi-finished products and to be a key supplier for many other Ukrainian and European companies, as well as Asian businesses. Shareholders of Metinvest Group are SCM Group (75%) and Smart Holding (25%). Metinvest Holding is the managing company of Metinvest Group.
