In the first quarter, the company increased steel output by a quarter against 1Q2009 up to 4.727 m t. (+2 per cent increase against 4Q2009), cast iron production—up to 3.587 m t.
Sales of rolled metal totaled 3.671 m t, hardware—200.713 thousand t, semi-finished products—376.346 m t, large-diameter pipes—101.101 thousand t.
Meanwhile coal sales decreased by 6 per cent down to 2.638 m t, 1.026 m t of coking coal included, iron ore production totaled 3.243 m t.