Tuesday, November 15, 2011
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih steel output in October falls by 5.9pct YoY
ArcelorMittal’s Ukrainian unit said steel production fell by 5.9% in October from the same month a year ago as the mill continues to upgrade, necessitating the stopping of some equipment.
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih said that output declined to 527,900 tonnes from 560,800 tonnes.
According to the statement, steel production declined to 4.6 million tonnes in the first ten months of the year, from 5.09 million tonnes in the same period last year.
(sourced from bloomberg.net)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih’s rebar used in construction of new stadium in Lviv
20,000 mt of reinforcing bar from Ukrainian steelmaker ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, have been used for the construction of the new sports complex, Arena Lviv, in Lviv, Ukraine. Several matches in the Euro 2012 football tournament will be held at the stadium. Rebar of standard sizes (with diameters 8, 10, 12, 32 mm) from ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih were used to reinforce concrete structures of the stadium.
During the preparations for Euro 2012, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih products have also been used in the construction of key facilities in Ukraine such as Lviv airport, the new terminal of the Boryspil international airport in Kiev and the National Sports Complex in Kiev.
Tags: rebar , Ukraine , ArcelorMittal , longs , CIS , steelmaking , construction , consumption
sourced: steelorbis
Friday, October 7, 2011
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih crude steel output in Jan to Sept down by 9pct YoY
It is reported that in the January to September period of the current year, the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 4.118 million tonnes down by 9%YoY
In the first nine months of the year, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih registered a 10% decrease YoY in its finished steel output to 3.568 million tonnes. During the period in question, coke production at ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih decreased by 3%YoY to 1.943 million tonnes while its iron ore concentrate output increased by 6%YoY to 6.957 million tonnes
(Sourced from SteelOrbis)
Friday, March 11, 2011
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih stabilizes steel output in February

Thursday, 10 March 2011 16:55:49 (GMT+2)
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, Ukraine-based subsidiary of the world's largest integrated metals and mining company ArcelorMittal, has announced that in February this year it managed to halt the decline seen in its production in January caused by the stoppage of two sintering units for repair, as it completed the major overhaul of one of the units.
"According to the results of February, we were able to stabilize production and reach the same indicators as a year ago. We are going to complete the repair of the second sintering unit in March, and then we expect a gradual production increase in the coming months," ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih's acting COO Aleksandr Ioskov said.
Product | February | January-February | ||||
2011 (mt) | 2010 (mt) | y-o-y change (%) | 2011(mt) | 2010(mt) | y-o-y change (%) | |
Pig iron | 377,900 | 375,000 | +0.8 | 767,800 | 840,200 | -8.6 |
Crude steel | 443,100 | 416,500 | +6.4 | 890,400 | 948,500 | -6.1 |
Rolled steel products | 374,700 | 378,200 | -0.9 | 796,900 | 833,200 | -4.3 |
Saturday, March 5, 2011
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih VAT refunds problem unsettled

Saturday, 05 Mar 2011
Currently there is no improvement in the situation with VAT refunds and the settlement of this problem.
The company said "Nothing has changed on the issue of VAT refunds to the company. We hope for a positive solution of the problem, but nothing has changed so far. Talks are now being held."
The press service noted that when holding talks the company suspected that the tax administration does not want to include ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, the largest exporter of goods in Ukraine, on the list of enterprises subject to automatic VAT refunds.
