Kametstal is expanding its product portfolio. In particular, the company has increased the manufacture of milling balls with the diameter of 80 mm for Metinvest mining and processing works – SevGOK, InGOK and CGOK. This product is in demand on the market due to the suspension of operation at other sites, in particular, Azovstal, because…
As of March 15, Kametstal has produced 30 thousand tons of rolled metal. Moreover, since the beginning of the month the company has produced 158.8 thousand tons of sinter, 96 thousand tons of pig iron and 104 thousand tons of steel. “Ukraine needs metal now. Our task is to maintain the economical front of the…
Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works, a part of Metinvest, intends to liquidate the results of the shelling and resume operation in a couple of days. The enterprise says the launch of the manufacture will depend on the situation in the town. AKHZ is the only heating supplier in the town. If it suspends operation, it…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol has been completely destroyed by Russia’s shelling. “Nothing is working in the city. Nothing can be relaunched. Azovstal has been bombed to the ground. A lot of air strikes accounted for the works,” the city deputy mayor Sergey Orlov has said. Azovstal was a part of Metinvest. (Ukrainian…
Centravis has decided to resume operation of its plant in Nikopol. Operation started on March 15 in one shift in cold- and hot-rolling shops. “We hope to finish as many orders as possible and ship them, when we find trucks and drivers. Unfortunately, each truck is a miracle now. Logistics is the main bottleneck for…
The Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals is studying the global experience of processing military machines for scrap. According to Interpipe Vtormet chairman Valentin Makarenko, there was a shortage of scrap in Ukraine, but the material had been found. “We will process it. It’s a necessary product for us,” he said. He added, that only useless…
Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works, which has recently been shelled by Russian troops, is working on resuming the manufacturing process. “The employees are doing everything possible to make it happen sooner,” the company said. The complete shutdown of the enterprise could result in a humanitarian catastrophe in the town, as AKHZ is the only supplier…
The Cabinet of Ministers has included carbon and other alloyed rolled steel, cold-deformed rods and bars as well as some metal structures and their parts in the list of critical import wares. The list also includes copper foil, metal-cutting machines and machines for metal treatment. In 2021, domestic consumption of rolled metal grew by 4.14%…