KIEV, April 10 - British mining company Ferrexpo plc, which has assets in Ukraine, increased total pellet output from its own and third-party materials by 0.5% year-on-year to 2.315 million tons in Q1, the company said on Tuesday.

The company said that production of pellet from its own ore increased in the first quarter by 6.3% to 2.258 million tons.

Production of high-grade pellet with 65% iron content from the company's own ore increased by 1.7% to 1.059 billion rubles in comparison with the fourth quarter of 2011.