Uzbekistan steel output in 7 months increases

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- In January to July 2009 Uzbekistan only steel producer Uzmetkombinat increased its crude steel output by 10.8% year-on-year to 449,700 tonnes compared to the same period last year, according to the State Statistics Department of Uzbekistan.

During the period in question Uzmetkombinat also registered an 8.1% year-on-year increase in its output of rolled steel products to 420,900 tonnes including 327,000 tonnes of long steel products up by 11% year-on-year.

In 2008, Uzmetkombinat produced 674,300 tonnes of crude steel up by 4.5% year-on-year, 643,100 tonnes of rolled steel products up by 3.8% including 485,200 tonnes of long steel products up by 3.9% year-on-year compared to 2007.