Within the first four months of 2006, the refractory products output of Magnesite Industrial Complex JSC, member of Magnesite Group, exceeded the corresponding figures for the previous year by 3.8% (up to 128,800 tons). In addition, the company’s production of commercial powders came to 253,400 tons (an increase of 10.7% against the results of the first four months of 2005).

Within the reported period, the company increased its shipments of refractory goods to Russian consumers by 0.8% compared to the figures for the same period of 2005 (up to 101,300 tons). Shipments of commercial powders increased by 11.4% (up to 180,300 tons). This was reported to UrBC representative by PR-department of Magnesite JSC.