Metinvest, an international vertically integrated mining and steel group of companies, keeps on expanding its distribution network within client-oriented sales policy. Metinvest SMC has opened a new metal center in Mariupol. Planned volumes of sales for 2011 will amount to about 50 thousand tons.
SMC in Mariupol is located in the neighborhood of Metinvest mills and this will provide a smooth and timely delivery of the mills products. It is anticipated that monthly sales volume of the new metal center will amount to 7,000 tons in 2011.
Due to a vertical integration as well as continuous analysis of market trends and needs of clients, the company is able to ensure a flexible response to changes in demand as well as to align a consistent development of retail network sales with an exceptionally high quality services for clients and optimum logistics.
Mr. Dmitriy Nikolaenko, sales director of Steel & Rolled Product Division, said that ”Historically, domestic market has always been of the first priority for us. The development of distribution network is an important part of strategy aimed at timely satisfaction of our customers’ needs. This year we are also planning to open metal centers in Lvov and Vinnitsa. Thereby, a complete range of steel products and high quality services will be available for consumers in major regions of Ukraine”. (SteelGuru)