The volume of steel production in Belarus in January-April 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 increased by 0.3% and reached 945,9 thousand tonnes this is according to statistics.
The production of rolled steel decreased by 3.9% to 833,2 thousand tons Production of pipes fell by 9% to 75.1 thousand tons.
Earlier it was reported that the volume of production of rolled steel in Belarus in January-February 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 decreased by 8% and amounted to 393,3 thousand tons.
Steel production in the country for two months from the beginning of the year increased by 0.5% to 456,2 thousand tons Volume of production of steel pipes in Belarus decreased by 6.6% and amounted to 37,2 thousand tons.
We will remind that Belarus in January 2013 compared to January 2012 has reduced steel production by 0.8%. In particular, the smelting of metal in the country reached in the specified period 239,5 thousand tonnes Production of rolled products decreased by 14.5% to 205,9 million tonnes, and steel pipe is 1.3% to 20.1 thousand tons.
The Ministry of industry