Ukraine: AMKR restores 27 locomotives in 2 years

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih began to apply domestic and foreign analogues instead of Russian components for the capital repairs of locomotives, thus minimizing the impact of Russian Federation’s sanctions regarding prohibition on delivery of locomotives’ spare parts and engines to Ukraine. After the events of 2014-2015, military and technical cooperation between the countries was frozen. Dual-use…

Ukraine: Mauro Longobardo to chair ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih

Starting from 2020 Mauro Longobardo will become the new CEO of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, he has previously chaired ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Jubail. Paramjit Kahlon, current CEO of ArcelorMittal CIS, will work until the end of 2019, and then he will leave the Group. The corporation thanked Mr. Kahlon for his contribution to the development of…

Ukraine: AMKR to invest $70 million in gas cleaning of three converters

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih will continue the environmental modernization of its converter shop. The company has signed a contract with Danieli Corus (the Netherlands) for the reconstruction of gas cleaning installations of converters Nos. 1-3. Updating gas cleaning of all six converters is one of the key environmental projects of the plant, the total cost of…

Ukraine: AMKR installs new equipment for air quality control

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has installed new equipment to control air quality at two stations. In late November the company purchased 4 GA-100 gas analyzers for 770 thousand UAH. They allow for quick and quality data processing. After tests in December the equipment will be put into operation. This year AMKR has also finished implementing automated…

Ukraine: Dniepropetrovsk region authorities to monitor AMKR ecology

Dniepropetrovsk region will create a group to monitory environment at ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, the main polluter in the region. The group will control the company management fulfilling its obligations to improve environment. The management promised to create a schedule to determine the amount of funds, which would be spent on environment programs. The group will…