Evraz has presented new solution for bridges made of rolled metal at the International exhibition Metal Structures’2019. Yevgeniy Samarin, manager of the market demand development department, has spoken of the flanged beams for the small bridge structures with the length of up to 25 meters. According to him, the advantage of using these beams in…
According to Worldsteel, in January-April steel output in the world totaled 599.86 million tons, up by 4.76% YoY. China is traditionally in the lead with 314.96 million tons produced, up by 10.14%, and the share of 52.5% Ukraine produced 7.44 million tons of steel, up by 6.6%, securing the 13th place. (Ukrainian metal)
Severstal deems the VTB Capital report on Russian steel demand too optimistic. The analysts believe that from 2019 steel consumption in Russia will grow by 5% per year and will have reached 14 million tons by 2025. The growth will be due to the national projects – creation of infrastructure valued at $170 billion will…
Since 2016 Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has invested 329 million UAH in environment-protection measures. As a result, air pollution decreased by 25%. According to DCH, the owner of the plant, this is the best result among Ukrainian metal companies. The company employs some 4.5 thousand people, with 80% of them living nearby. In 2018…
Moldova Iron and Steel Works intends to win back its lost positions on Ukrainian market. Last summer sanctions were imposed on the company. In late March, the Council of the National Security and Defense excluded the plant from the sanctions lists. “We have plans of cooperation with agents, as the market is quite familiar to…
Domnaremont specialists have finished assembling metal structures of the new blast furnace Cowper stoves at the Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. The Cherepovchanka blast furnace No. 3 has four Cowper stoves. Their height is some 40 meters and the weight – 500 tons. The assembly started last September. The blast furnace is expected to be…
In 5 years several large-scale projects on pipe manufacture are expected in Russia, resulting in the welded pipes output increase by 13%. OMK believes that the market demand will grow by 6%. Average loading of capacities will drop from 50% to 47%. In particular, OMK intends to commission a shop to produce oil and gas,…
Russia produces around 19 million tons of hot-rolled sheet per year, including 14 million tons of thin sheet and 5 million tons of plates. In 2017-2018 a third of this volume was exported. Hot-rolled metal imports grew from 1 million tons in 2016 to 2 million tons in 2017-2018. Domestic consumption of hot-rolled metal in…