KIEV, March 7 - Most Ukrainian mining companies raised iron ore pellet production in January-February.

Poltava Mining, the core asset of the London-listed Ferrexpo plc, raised commercial pellet production 7.5% year-on-year to 1.611 million tons and concentrate production 7.6% to 2.004 million tons.

But the Metinvest holding's Pivnichny Mining and Beneficiation Plant, from Kryviy Rih, told Interfax-Ukraine that it reduced commercial pellet production 21.8% year-on-year in January-February to 1.431 million tons. Iron ore concentrate output fell 1.6% to 2.421 million tons.