`DNEPROSPETSSTAL` IN JULY CUT STEEL AND STEEL PRODUCTION
Zaporozhye Steel Mill #39;DSS#39; in July reduced the volumes of major products. In particular, the plant has reduced production of finished steel by 1.6% compared with June to 30.9 thousand tons of steel - by 2.5% to 42.2 million tons.
According to the operative data of #39;Yuzhinformatika#39; (as of July 31, 2005), from the beginning of the year #39;DSS#39; produced 214.8 thousand tons of finished steel and 301.5 thousand tons of steel.
In general, Ukraine in July compared with the previous month, an increase in the production of basic iron and steel products: ready-rolled products - by 9.5% to 5,077 tons, pig iron - up 2.9% to 4,418 tons of steel - 2.9% to 5 743.1 thousand tons.
As reported in June at the Zaporozhye steel plant #39;DSS#39; produced: finished steel - 31.4 thousand tons of steel - 43.3 thousand tons.
