Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works has put the ball-rolling mill No. 2 into operation. The mill produces balls of the 4th group of hardness, used by raw material companies in ball mills to grind ore. Wisdri (China) delivered and assembled the main machinery. The new mill has been constructed taking into account the operation of…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih is carrying out construction of coking batteries No. 5 and 6. At present the construction of the battery No. 5 is underway. The construction will last for 7-9 months. At the same time the assembly work is being carried out at the coking battery No. 6 to prepare it to reach its…
Mechel-Service has supplied 160 tons of rebars for the construction of the Sojuzpischevik works in Chelyabinsk. The Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works rebars will be used to reconstruct the works on almond, oat and rice milk manufacture. The massive overhaul of the 115-years old factory began last year. (Ukrainian metal)
Kurganstalmost has supplied 2.5 thousand tons of metal structures for the construction of the multi-use complex Lakhta-Center in St. Petersburg. According to the company statement, the total size of the complex will reach 400 thousand square meters, while the height of the central 87-storied building will hit 462 m, making it the tallest not only…
Severstal and Russian subsidiaries of Mefro Wheels GmbH have agreed on rolled metal deliveries in H2. In particular, Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works will supply hot-rolled sheets and strips. Mefro Wheels will make wheel disks from them for Russian and foreign car brands. Last year both sites of Mefro Wheels in Russia received 30 thousand…
The terrorist organization Donetsk People’s Republic, created and supported by Russia, is engaged in preparing Metinvest and Donetskstal companies for operation. Control over the companies on the territory of the Antiterrorist operation was lost on March 15. According to a source, the management of the companies has been given to Sergey Kurchenko, an ally of…
Petr Poroshenko has signed a decree to impose a moratorium on the bankruptcy of state mines until January 1, 2019. The decree prohibits accounts arrests and the procedure of bankruptcy unless by the order of the Ministry of energy and coal industry. Accounts arrests result in non-payment of salary to state miners, moreover coal companies…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works has finished the planned repair of converter No. 3 and the continuous casting machine No. 5. According to the company statement, the repairs cost 64 million rubles. The converter capacity is 1.2 million tons of steel per year, and of CCM – 1 million tons. The oxygen-converter shop includes 3…