Before the war, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih produced raw materials mostly for its own use. The company exported only 20% of iron ore concentrate. Now AMKR exports 80%. In May, the company intends to export 450 thousand tons of concentrate, with 100 thousand tons via a new loading unit. Investments in the new unit exceeded 10…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih is 20% loaded in pig iron manufacture and 50-60% in pig iron extraction. “Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the company has suspended operation to protect its employees. Since then we have resumed operation and are currently working with one of three blast furnaces. The blast furnace No. 6 (around…
ArcelorMittal has temporarily suspended all investment projects at ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, in particular, construction of the pelletizing factory with the capacity of 5 million tons per year. According to the company Q1 report, investment projects in Ukraine valued at $200 million are suspended. Funds intended for the AMKR will be redistributed to the renewable energy…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih could become another Russia’s target. According to the company CEO Mauro Longobardo, Russian marauding troops are 60 km away. “We don’t know what could happen today or tomorrow. But we all hope that the Ukrainian Army will wipe them out. But we have to be realists – the plant could be hit…
Metinvest has started supplying its own coal to ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih. “These are trial batches. We have never used their coal before. It has certain peculiarities, which affect coke quality. So we need a new recipe, which we are developing. Metinvest will take excess coke from us, as due to war they can no longer…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih will consider launching its blast furnace No. 9, the largest in Europe, not earlier than June. “Until the end of May we should reach the 100% capacity on iron ore and 50-60% in metal manufacture. When everything is operating smoothly, we will think about launching the BF9,” the company CEO Mauro Longobardo…
On May 2, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih intends to launch blast furnace No. 8. “The loading of raw materials, the blowing of the furnace and the production of the first pig iron from the newly launched blast furnace No. 6 will be a historical event, as we are doing this during war,” the company CEO Mauro…
In January-February, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih increased rolled metal output by 6.7% YoY, to 800 thousand tons. Steel manufacture went up by 12%, to 870 thousand tons, and pig iron – by 5.7%, to 930 thousand tons. In early March, AMKR had to suspend operation due to war. In Q1, the company produced 860 thousand tons…