Kazakh ENRC announces production results in 2012

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 6/ Trend E. Kosolapova/

Kazakh metallurgy group Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation PLC (ENRC) announced production results for 2012.

The company's aluminum production during the reporting period remained at the level of 2011 and hit 249,000 tons.

In the forth quarter of 2012 the company produced 62,000 tons of aluminum (a 1.6-percent decrease compared to the forth quarter of 2011).

Ferroalloy production in 2012 increased by 1.6 percent and amounted to 1.754 million tons. Ferrochrome production rose by 0.7 percent to 1.338 million tons.

Alumina production fell by 9.6 percent to 1.510 million tons in 2012.

Chrome ore extraction hit 4.715 million tons (2.6 percent increase), manganese ore extraction reached 2.764 million tons (1.5 percent increase). Iron ore extraction decreased by 5.2 percent to 40.996 million tons.

Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) is one of the leading diversified natural resources groups with integrated mining, processing, energy, logistical and marketing operations. ENRC production assets are mainly located in Kazakhstan. Moreover, the company operates in China, Russia, Brazil and Africa (the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa). ENRC is the world's largest producer of ferrochrome on the chrome content basis and one of the world's significant iron ore and alumina producers.