KIEV, Aug. 7 - Ukrainian iron ore producers boosted pellet production in the first seven months of 2007.

Poltava GOK (PGOK), Ukraine's biggest iron ore pellet producer, raised commercial pellet production tentatively 14.4% year-on-year to 5.39 million tons, a source at the company told Interfax. Iron ore concentrate production grew 15.5% to 6.182 million tons.