In January-November 2007 Belarusian Steel Works steps up steel production by 5.3%
In January-November 2007 Belarusian Steel Works /BMZ/ stepped up the steel production by 5.3% as against the same period of 2006 to 2 million 82.7 thousand tonnes, BelTA learnt by Anatoly Volkov, the chief of the economic planning analysis department of the company.
For the 11 months of 2007 BMZ produced 1.7 million tonnes of rolled metal, up by 9% on January-November 2006, 261.1 thousand tonnes of wire products (metal cord, bead, brass plated and other types of wire), up by 19.2%.
Within the period in review the company increased the commodity output by 8.1% compared to January-November 2006. On the whole, BMZ manufactured Br2 trillion 474 billion worth of products in comparable prices. The export soared by 33.9% to reach $1 billion 134 million.
The steel mill was founded in 1984. At present the national unitary enterprise Belarusian Steel Works is a major exporter shipping its make to over 50 countries across the globe. Merchandise export accounts for more than 85% of the company’s output. BMZ specialises in cast sections, rolled sections, profiled iron, reinforcing bars, metal cord and other kinds of wire. In July 2007 the company started producing seamless hot-rolled pipes.
