KIEV, Mar. 3 ??“ Mittal Steel Kryviy Rih, Ukraine??™s largest steel maker, is to invest $1.2 bln in its reconstruction by 2010 and will boost steel output by 43% in the period, an official said.

Narendra Chaudhary, who manages the company, said the investment program aims to make the company more efficient and to cut consumption of natural gas.