May 13. MMK ramped up metal product 10% in 4M 2008. In January-April the metal maker produced 492,400 tons of finished ore, up 87.9% y-o-y; 3.61 mn tons of sintered ore, up 107.5%; 1.94 mn tons of coke, up 110.4%; 3.4 mn tons of cast iron, up 110.1%; 4.7 mn tons of steel, up 110.8% and 4.59 mn tons of rolled products, up 11%. Marketable output in January-April 2008 reached 4.3 mn tons, which is 110% higher than in the same period 2007.