NLMK's crude steel output up by 1% YOY in 2020
2021-01-26 15:42:34 [Print]
Russian steel manufacturer NLMK announced the production and sales data for the fourth quarter of 2020 and the full year
In Q4, NLMK's total sales of steel products fell by 5% compared with the previous quarter to 4.2 million tons . This was due to the decline in slab sales and year-end inventory growth and equipment upgrades that led to a decline in long product sales.
In terms of foreign trade, in the fourth quarter of 2020, NLMK's steel export sales totaled 1.6 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 21% but a month-on-month decrease of 14%, due to the decline in slab sales to third parties.
In 2020, driven by the increase in pig iron and billet exports, NLMK's export sales increased by 17% YOY to 6.8 million tons.
. The company's crude steel output in Q4 totaled 3 . 9 million tons, an increase of 1% over the same period last year . In 2020, the company's crude steel output totaled 15 . 8 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1%.
In Q4, NLMK's total sales of steel products fell by 5% compared with the previous quarter to 4.2 million tons . This was due to the decline in slab sales and year-end inventory growth and equipment upgrades that led to a decline in long product sales.
In terms of foreign trade, in the fourth quarter of 2020, NLMK's steel export sales totaled 1.6 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 21% but a month-on-month decrease of 14%, due to the decline in slab sales to third parties.
In 2020, driven by the increase in pig iron and billet exports, NLMK's export sales increased by 17% YOY to 6.8 million tons.