Azovstal Iron and Steel Works has started shutting down its blast furnace No. 5. The furnace will be shut down for good. When it is fully cooled down, it will be disassembled. With the decommissioning of the blast furnace No. 5, air pollution will decrease, thus lowering the environment impact in the city of Mariupol.…
The key priority of MMK’s environmental policy is the implementation of measures included in the Clean Air program, which is part of “Ecology”, the national environmental project. By 2025, MMK aims to have reduced air emissions by 26,300 tons per year, which together with urban environmental activities will allow for a 20% reduction in total…
Severniy Mining and Processing Works is carrying out a scheduled replacement of scrubbers, equipment to purify gases. The project is carried out under the Krivoy Rog city environment program. Investments in the modernization of the machinery will reach 30 million UAH. New equipment will be installed in the pellets shop No. 1. A total of…
In January-March, average salary growth in metal industry was 23.9%, to 12.45 thousand UAH. At the same time the growth in industry was 25.8%, to 10.88 thousand UAH. According to the State Statistics Service, the salary fund in metal industry in Q1 was 7.32 billion UAH. Average salary for one working hour was 87 UAH,…
Severstal Steel Decisions is finishing producing metal structures for the construction of an aviation hangar in the Republic of Nicaragua. The hangar will be constructed in Managua. This region of the Central America has the highest seismic activity and strong winds due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean. The company is constructing a frame…
Since the start of the year Gaysky Mining and Processing Works has received 15 units of mining machinery. In particular, two Boomer S1D headers have started operating at the mine. The open pit received eight 55-ton BelAZs and a Caterpillar loader. In early June the enterprise awaits the arrival of CAT-R1700G mine loaders with the…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works rail products are used in the reconstruction of the Moscow subway. Under the contract, ChMK has supplied 2 thousand tons of R50 and R65 rails to the Moscow tube. Until 2020 some 265 km of rails will be replaced. This is the third order from Moscow subway to ChMK. (Ukrainian…
Azovstal will shut down its two blast furnaces: BF No. 5 will be put out of operation, while BF No. 6 will be capitally repaired. The burden of pig iron production will fall on the modernized BF No. 3 to be commissioned soon. The capital repair of the BF No. 6 will improve its efficiency…