* including thick plate, CRC and downstream products

• Crude steel output in Q2 2010 amounted to 2,985 th. tons, finished products output equaled to 2,623 th. tons.
• Crude steel output in Q2 2010 increased by 9% q-o-q, while finished products output increased by 7% for the same period.
• Flat hot-rolled products output decreased by 112 th. tons (or 7%) q-o-q, while high value-added products output increased by 174 th. tons (or 24%) for the same period. Its share in finished products output grew to 35%.
• The Company keeps on increasing thick plate output at Plate Mill 5000. Thick plate production in Q2 2010 amounted to 228 th. tons, which is 29% higher q-o-q.
• Downstream products output increased by 22%, mainly due to the output growth of galvanized steel, galvanized colour-coated steel and band.
• Though share of domestic sales in Q2 2010 remained almost the same, shipments to the priority domestic market, offering price premium, have been increasing faster than export sales. Domestic sales growth in Q2 2010 amounted to 148 th. tons, while export sales increased by 21 th. tons (which is 9,5% and 2,3% higher q-o-q respectively).
• Company’s domestic and export prices kept on increasing in Q2 2010. Average price for 1 ton of steel products increased in Q2 2010 by 17%.