KIEV, Jan. 9 ??“ ISTIL, a small Donetsk-based steel company, saw a 7.6% rise in rolled stock output in 2005 from 2004, to 740,000 metric tons, according to rough estimates, the company reported.

In the 12 months, the mill boosted steel production by 7.1%, to 812,000 tons, the company said. In December alone, the company produced 69,000 tons of rolled stock and 75,000 tons of steel.