NLMK intends to increase its galvanized rolled metal capacities in 5 years by 28%, to 1.7 million tons, by commissioning a new continuous hot-galvanizing machine with the capacity of 450 thousand tons per year.
The company also plans to increase polymer-coated rolled metal output by 36%, to 700 thousand tons per year, after it puts the polymer-coating machine in operation. Its capacity is 150 thousand tons per year.
“This will be in the next strategic cycle. The new strategy will be presented in March 2018”, the company vice-president on sales Ilya Guschin said.
NLMK plans to retain its share on the Russian market – 20% in the galvanized segment and 19% in polymer-coated segment.
In 2017 the company exported some 40 thousand tons of galvanized metal out of 1 million tons produced. (Ukrainian metal)
