OREANDA-NEWS. OJSC Novolipetsk Steel (LSE: NLMK) today released the following regular trading update for Q3 2006. In the third quarter 2006, Novolipetsk Steel made 2,247 million tons of pig-iron, or 17,6% more, than in the third quarter 2005 and by 3,2 % less than in the second quarter 2006.

Output of steel in July-September of this year made 2,218 million tons (5,9 % against the third quarter 2005; - 3,6 % against the second quarter 2006), slabs - 850 thousand tons (16,9 %; - 13 %).

Manufacture hot-rolled rolled products made 361 thousand tons (-31 %; 0,5 %), cold-rolled rolled products - 465 thousand tons (0,8 %; 3,1 %), hot galvanized steel - 112 thousand tons (94,6 %; 7,3 %), steel with polymeric covering - 92 thousand tons (26,1 %; 16,5 %), dynamic steel - 92 thousand tons (24,5 %; 11 %), transformer steel - 37 thousand tons (20,8 %; 8,5 %).

Subsidiary of NLMK DanSteel A/S in the third quarter 2006 made 96 thousand tons thick-sheet rolled product (12,2 %; - 13,4 %).