Metinvest Group is gearing up to constructing a steel service center in Italy, where it already owns re-rolling facilities for production of flat steel. Operations will start in spring 2016. The service center will conduct several activities, including mechanical surface treatment of steel for painting, preparation for welding, etc.
The Group will benefit from improving its value proposition and enhancing the level of service to key clients that are located in the area. The service center will be oriented at meeting the needs of Fincantieri, a leading Italian shipbuilding group, with whom Metinvest has a 5 year contract for treatment of steel products for a total volume of around 300 thousand tons. Metinvest and Fincantieri have a history of strong commercial partnership in steel supplies. (Metinvest Holding)