OREANDA-NEWS. November 18, 2009. JSC Yenakiievo Metallurgical Works (EMZ), part of Metinvest Group, in October 2009 produced 150.9 ths t of cast iron, 172.3 ths t of steel. Output of rolled products comprised 160.1 ths t.  

For January-October 2009 EMZ decreased production of steel and rolled products vs. similar period of the previous year: cast iron production comprised 1735.1 ths t, which is by 23% below the performance of the last year, steel making dropped by 18.2% to 1962,6 ths t, production of finished rolled products plummeted by 22.3% ” to  1856.1 ths t.  

Key performance indicators of EMZ OJSC

Product

October 2009 ths t

September 2009 ths t

October 2009 vs. September  2009, ths t

October 2009 vs. September 2009, %

Cast iron

150,9

189,3

-38,4

-20,3

Steel (smelting)

172,3

208,2

-35,9

-17,2

Rolled product

160,1

198,6

-38,5

-19,4

Product

January-October 2009 ths t

January-October 2008 ths t

January-October 2009 vs. January-October 2008, ths t

January-October 2009 vs. January-October 2008, %

Cast iron

1735,1

2253,0

-517,9

-23,0

Steel (smelting)

1962,6

2400,7

-438,1

-18,2

Rolled product

1856,1

2388,9

-532,8

-22,3

EMZ Group is one of the world leaders in the field of merchant billet production. The Group is comprised of JSC Yenakiievo Metallurgical Works (EMZ) and Metalen, LLC Ukrainian-Switzerland Joint Venture, which operate at the same production site and have the same production cycle. The Company manufactures cast billet, bars, as well as various long products (beams, channels, angle bars, etc).EMZ is part of the Metinvest Group Steel and Rolled Products Division.