Azovstal Iron and Steel Works will completely reconstruct its blast furnace shop. According to the company statement, by 2021 some 900 million UAH will have been invested in the environment modernization. 2 years ago Azovstal completed the reconstruction of the blast furnace No. 4, which is now one of the up-to-date and environment-friendly furnaces in…
In January-July Azovstal produced 2.368 million tons of rolled metal up by 10.4% YoY. According to the company statement, steel output grew by 2.1%, to 2.488 million tons, and pig iron – by 6.4%, to 2.289 million tons. In July Azovstal produced 266 thousand tons of rolled metal, 307 thousand tons of steel and 289…
On August 2 a contractor employee perished at the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. The man fell from on high. The accident happened because of the safety rules violations. This is the third lethal accident at the works since the beginning of the year. In March a person fell into the ventilation shaft of…
A refractory worker perished at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, and a master worker was injured. The accident happened at the coke shop after the repair of the coke oven battery, when the elevator with people fell down. On May 28 the railroad car inspector perished at the works, and on March 16 –…
On July 31 an accident happened at Azovstal resulting in the death of one person, while another was rushed to hospital. Two employees of a subcontractor firm fell from on high while carrying out repair work in the coke shop. As the result of the fall one person died, and another was taken to the…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest, is forced to shut down its converter No. 2 from June 26 for essential repairs. The company has to make this move under pressure form environment activists, who claim the converter is seriously damaging the city of Mariupol air. At present Azovstal converters make 22 steel…
Azovstal has shut down its converter No. 2 for an 8-hour repair to service gas-purifying equipment. A month ago the converter was also shut down to repair technological equipment, sensors, etc. Within the following 4 years Azovstal intends to invest over $300 million into environment-protection projects. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-April Azovstal produced 1.294 million tons of rolled metal, up by 2.5% YoY. Steel output dropped by 2.2% YoY, to 1.401 million tons, while that of pig iron grew by 4.8%, to 1.313 million tons. In April Azovstal produced 352 thousand tons of rolled metal, 376 thousand tons of steel and 326 thousand tons…