ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has suspended operation of the blooming shop site No. 1. Under the strategy of sustainable development, the company is waving outdated techniques.
The blooming-1 started operating in 1958. Some years later the site No. 2 was commissioned.
In 2015, both sites were merged into one shop.
So far the shop has produced over 183 million tons of metal. (Ukrainian metal)