OREANDA-NEWS. November 8, 2010. Ukrainian iron ore producers decreased their pellets’ output by 10.6% mom, maintaining iron ore concentrate production at previous month’ level. Centralniy Iron Ore has shown the largest slump in the production of pellets, 46% down mom.

Millennium Capital: the news is NEUTRAL for the Ukrainian iron ore producers, as the pellets output slump is temporary due to their stable concentrate output, which indicates the intention to maintain previous output. Despite a 10% hike in iron ore concentrate extraction, the Centralniy Iron Ore has cut pellet production by almost half due to the scheduled repairs of its only pellet-making machine that took second half of the September. The production should resume and catch up lost volumes in November.