In order to improve competitiveness Azovstal is mastering the manufacture of new products. Among them are 300 mm thick slabs adapted to the requirements of customers from Europe and Asia. To produce them, one continuous casting machine in the converter shop has been modernized. So far the company has already shipped 10 thousand tons of…
Zaporozhogneupor specialists have completed the repair of the blast furnace No. 2 at Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, The repair has been carried out in 10 days, while the usual term is 14 days. As refractory materials some 35 tons of Zaporozhogneupor concrete were used. With this repair Azovstal was able to additionally produce some…
In 2018 Azovstal Iron and Steel Works increased rolled metal output by 1.8% YoY, to 3.879 million tons. According to the company statement, its steel manufacture dropped by 4.2%, to 4.082 million tons, while pig iron – by 1.9%, to 3.707 million tons. In December 2018 Azovstal produced 350 thousand tons of rolled metal, 358…
In January-November Azovstal increased rolled metal output by 0.8% YoY, to 3.53 million tons. Steel manufacture dropped by 5.6%, to 3.724 million tons, and that of pig iron – by 1.7%, to 3.407 million tons. In November Azovstal produced 256 thousand tons of rolled metal, 300 thousand tons of steel and 258 thousand tons of…
In 3 days two employees of Metinvest works in the city of Mariupol – Azovstal and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works – have perished, while one more has been seriously injured. On November 6 an employee of the Azovstal converter shop was found dead. The reason of his death is unknown. On November 5…
In January-October Azovstal produced 3.285 million tons of rolled metal, up by 4.4% YoY. Steel output dropped by 4%, to 3.424 million tons, but that of pig iron grew by 0.9%, to 3.149 million tons. In October Azovstal produced 249 thousand tons of rolled metal, 255 thousand tons of steel and 255 thousand tons of…
Metinvest has shut down the blast furnace No. 4 of the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works to carry out an ecological modernization. After the modernization the company will completely stop using seawater to cool the blast furnace. Moreover, in 2014-2016 the blast furnace underwent a reconstruction valued at 2 billion UAH. “Now we will replace…
In January-August Azovstal produced 2.689 million tons of rolled metal, up by 29.2% YoY. According to the company statement, steel output grew by 0.5%, to 2.824 million tons, while that of pig iron – by 6.3%, to 2.623 million tons. In August Azovstal produced 308 thousand tons of rolled metal, 336 thousand tons of steel…