OREANDA-NEWS. Sales revenue declined slightly during the reporting period due to the decrease of sales volumes. The apparent slight decrease in VIZ-Stal’s sales volumes is due to the fewer number of calendar days in Q1 2007 against Q4 2006.

The strong pricing environment resulted in an increase of VIZ Stal’s sales revenue in Q1 2007 compared to Q1 2006. The decrease in production costs also contributed to the growth of gross profit, operating profit and net profit.