Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works and Mechel-Koks have switched to a special mode of operation to decrease pollution during unfavorable weather conditions.
ChMK has shut down a part of its machinery, and decreased output in a number of shops, as well as considerably reduced the gas usage at the operating machinery.
Mechel-Koks is also working with reduced load.
Moreover, the companies have decreased the use of transport and loading and unloading operation. (Ukrainian metal)