On October 27-28, Zaporozhkoks hosted the Metinvest by-product coke chemists’ conference.
The demand for metal products is falling. The experts believe the only way out is to decrease prime cost, to sell products cheaper and be able to compete with foreign manufacturers.
“Our main task is to produce cheap coke of high quality. But the current situation on the ferrous market is complex. By-product coke manufacturers are the first to set the price for liquid pig iron. But we can’t affect metal demand. Though, we are capable of influencing the manufacture costs decrease. We can be the leaders in prime cost, and thus earn money”, says Yevgeni Popov, Metinvest metal division technology and quality director. (Ukrainian metal)