Belarus Iron and Steel Works bronzed bead wire mill No. 2 of the steel wire shop No. 1 resumed operation after a fire in November 2017. Next month the first batches will be shipped to the customers. The reconstruction and repair of the mill lasted for over 4 months. The capacity of the mill is…
Belarus Iron and Steel Works (BMZ trademark) plans to supply $40 million worth of products to Ukraine in 2018, the company’s representatives declared following the “Made in Belarus” expo. “As for the 2018 plans, we will probably sell 100,000 tons of products (around $40 million) to this market. We have ambitious plans. BMZ has a…
In 2018 Belarus Iron and Steel Works intends to supply $240 million worth of metal to Ukrainian market. “That’s around 300 thousand tons. Our plans are ambitious, but we have a certain strategy of work on that market, and we expect a 10-20% growth per year in mid-term”, the company marketing specialist Tatiana Vaskevich declared.…
On March 22 the arc furnace No. 1 was put into operation. Now the steel manufacture of Belarus Iron and Steel Works operates in normal mode with 3 furnaces. On March 12 repairs at the arc furnace No. 3 were completed. The repairmen were able to finish the work 3 days earlier. On March 17…
On March 12 the electric arc furnace No. 3 of Belarus Iron and Steel Works made the first steel after capital repairs. The furnace was shut down on February 12 for essential repairs. The company was able to cope with the repair 3 days in advance. At present scheduled repairs are being carried out at…
Belarus Iron and Steel Works had to shut down its manufacture because of the fire. The fire broke out on March 5 in the electric arc furnace shop No. 1. 30.6 thousand meters of electric cable insulation was damaged. Fortunately, there were no casualties. According to the company press service, the fire was the result…
In January Belarus Iron and Steel Works decreased imports of ferrous metal scrap from Russia by 26.6% MoM and by 0.3% YoY, to 80.4 thousand tons. In 2017 BMZ increased scrap imports from Russia by 11.2% YoY, to 1.358 million tons, having almost repeated the results of the year 2015. Last year the company increased…
UniCredit Bank Austria sealed a deal with Belarus Iron and Steel Works (BMZ trademark) to open a 15 million euros credit line in 2018, Belarus’ Deputy Industry Minister Gennady Svidersky reported. He drew attention to the fact that the reputable European bank would lend the money directly to the Belarusian-based enterprise. In the future, the…