In 2018 overall expenses of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih on environmental issues exceeded 600 million UAH. According to the company press service, in particular, gas-purification equipment was repaired at the sintering machines Nos. 1 and 5, the flanged beam machine No. 6, and the converter No. 3. In the mining department crushing and ore processing factories…
Starting from this week, new vehicle KrAZ-63221 that will deliver ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih miners to workplaces at open pits and remote dumps has been released on the roads. In total, 5 such vehicles are used for these purposes in Mining Department, and the entire fleet of crew change vehicles at the plant amounts to 26…
Sergey Kaplin, a member of the Verkhovna Rada from the Petr Poroshenko Block faction, suggests nationalizing ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih. According to an explanatory note to a draft decree, the MP suggests the Cabinet of Ministers to buy all the shares of the enterprise. The goal behind the idea is to protect the national interests and…
In 2018, the volume of sales of metal products of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih made 4.5 million tons, with finished products accounting for 65% (rebar, wire rod and sections). The share of square billets decreased by 2%, from 29% to 27%, while hot metal share increased to 9% (+2%). In 2018, customers from 62 countries purchased…
World Class Manufacturing system (WCM) used in most of ArcelorMittal’s units will be implemented in all shops and departments of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih from 2019. WCM system is based on two main principles that are continuous improvements and losses elimination that give the company a number of advantages in innovation, quality, price, flexibility, delivery performance,…
Last year social expenditures of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih rose by UAH 92 million YoY, from UAH 340.6 million to UAH 432.7 million because of the increase of financing of some items and launching of new projects. The most significant part of the funds in 2018 was allocated for the rest and recuperation of the company’s…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih held public hearings on the intention to obtain air emissions permit from stationary sources of the industrial site No. 1 of Metallurgical Production and Underground Mining Department. The hearings were held with the participation of public environmental NGOs, deputies of the City Council, the residents of the city, as well as experts…
In 2018 ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih sold 4.5 million tons of metal, down by 16.7% YoY. Ready-made products (rebars, rolled wire, etc.) accounted for 65% of sales. The share of square billet dropped by 2%, to 27%, while that of pig iron grew by 2%, to 9%. 62 countries purchased AMKR metal in 2018. The Near…
