BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

25/01/2010

Belarus issues steel production results for 2009

According to the data released by Belarus' National Statistical Committee, in 2009 the country registered a decrease of 7.9%YoY in its crude steel production to 2.45 million tonnes and a 3.6% drop in its finished steel product output to 2.3 million tonnes.

Meanwhile, in 2009, Belarus' outputs of such products as steel pipe, wire rod and steel cord registered decreases of 26%YoY 106,700 tonnes, 46.8%YoY 46,800 tonnes and 28.6%YoY 69,000 tonnes respectively.

As of January 1, 2010, Belarus' steelmakers had accumulated 5,700 tonnes of steel pipes in their warehouses, a figure which equals 85.3% of their average monthly pipe production volume and which marks an increase of 5.5%YoY. The total value of steel products accumulated in the warehouses of local steelmakers as of January 1 this year amounted to BYR 75.7 billion.

Source:

http://steelguru.com/news/index/MTMwMDU2/Belarus_issues_steel_production_results_for_2009.html


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