KIEV, Nov. 2 - Ukraine increased production of pig iron, steel and rolled products by 6-10% year-on-year in the first 10 months of 2010, and boosted pipe output by 34%, but reduced production of iron ore pellets by 2%, preliminary figures show.

Production in the 10 months rose 10% to 25.394 million tons of rolled products, 8% to 29.054 million tons of steel and 6% to 24.083 million tons of pig iron, a representative of the Industrial Policy Ministry said.