Sokolovsk-Sarbay ore mining and processing group JSC in January-April increased export of pellets by 4.7%
31.05.06 14:59
/INTERFAX, Moscow, May 30, 06/ - Sokolovsk-Sarbay ore mining and
processing group (SSOMPG), the main producer and exporter of goods iron
ore in Kazakhstan in January-April 2006 increased exporting of iron-ore
pellets by 4.7% in comparison with January-April 2005, up to 2.66 m. tons,
exporting of concentrate - by 38.4%, up to 1.98 m. tons.
As Interfax has been informed in Rudprom concern (unifies most of
producers of iron ore raw materials in Russian Federations), at that,
exporting of pellets to China increased 2.6 times - up to 1.16 m. tons, and
exporting to Russia reduces by 28.4%, up to 1.51 m. tons. On the contrary,
exporting of concentrate to Russia increased by 34.2%, up to 1.84 thousand
tons.
Enterprises of Kazakhstan have made 5.94 m. tons of goods iron ore for
4 months in 2006, that by 8.6% less than in January-April 2005.
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