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Economy
19/02/2009
Uzbekistan Jan steel output up 8.6% at 52,650 tonnes
Uzmetkombinat
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) --
Uzbekistan’s steel producer, Uzmetkombinat, produced 52,650 metric tonnes of steel in January, up 8.6% on the year, the state statistics committee said Wednesday.
Steel roll output in January increased by 5.1% on the year to 49,180 tonnes.
Uzmetkombinat uses steel scrap for smelting, supplied by other Central Asian states, and supplies have dwindled lately.
The steel smelter invested US$9.5 million in modernization in 2008, which accounts for the increase in output.
The smelter produced 674,300 tonnes of steel in 2008, 4.5% more than in 2007, and 643,100 tonnes of steel roll, an increase of 3.8% on the year.
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