3 July 2018
Ferrexpo plc
("Ferrexpo", the "Group" or the "Company")
Production for 2Q 2018
Summary:
· 1H 2018 pellet production of 5,096 thousand tonnes (1H 2017: 5,160 thousand tonnes)
· Lower pellet production in 1H 2018 vs. 1H 2017 reflected a planned 65 day pellet line refurbishment
000' tonnes |
Q2 2018 |
Q1 2018 |
Change |
|
1H 2018 |
1H 2017 |
Change |
% |
% |
Pellet production from own ore |
2,511.01 |
2,570.70 |
-2.3 |
|
5,081.72 |
5,138.56 |
-1.1 |
- 62% Fe pellets |
167.23 |
149.90 |
11.6 |
|
317.13 |
257.90 |
23.0 |
- 65% Fe pellets |
2,343.78 |
2,420.80 |
-3.2 |
|
4,764.59 |
4,880.66 |
-2.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production from third party materials |
0.00 |
14.50 |
- |
|
14.50 |
21.55 |
-32.7 |
- 62% Fe pellets |
0.00 |
0.00 |
- |
|
0.00 |
0.00 |
- |
- 65% Fe pellets |
0.00 |
14.50 |
- |
|
14.50 |
21.55 |
-32.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Pellets Produced |
2,511.01 |
2,585.20 |
-2.9 |
|
5,096.21 |
5,160.10 |
-1.2 |
- 62% Fe pellets |
167.23 |
149.90 |
11.6 |
|
317.13 |
257.90 |
23.0 |
- 65% Fe pellets |
2,343.78 |
2,435.30 |
-3.8 |
|
4,779.08 |
4,902.20 |
-2.5 |
For further information contact:
Ferrexpo: |
|
Ingrid McMahon |
+44 207 389 8304 |
Maitland: |
|
James Isola |
+44 207 379 5151 |
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Notes to Editors:
Ferrexpo is a Swiss headquartered iron ore company with assets in Ukraine. It has been mining, processing and selling high quality iron ore pellets to the global steel industry for 40 years. Ferrexpo's resource base is one of the largest iron ore deposits in the world. In 2017, the Group produced 10.4 million tonnes of pellets ranking it as the 3rd largest exporter of pellets to the global steel industry with a market share of approximately 8.5%. Ferrexpo has a diversified customer base supplying steel mills in Austria, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Vietnam. Ferrexpo has a premium listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker FXPO. For further information, please visit www.ferrexpo.com
