Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works has commissioned its modernized mill-240. The mill will be able to produce new type of products – heat-strengthened rebars. Reinforced bars will correspond to the new GOST 34029-2016 standard. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019 Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works increased rails sales to Moscow subway 4-fold YoY, to 32 thousand tons. The rails were used in the construction of the new subway lines, as well as in the reconstruction of existing lines. All the rails were supplied without holes for bolts. When creating railways, the rails are…
Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports launching two upgraded key facilities at Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works (part of Mechel Group) – blast furnace No. 4 and converter o. 1. Investment totaled 4.5 billion rubles. Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in Russia’s Urals Federal District Nikolai Tsukanov, Chelyabinsk region’s governor Alexei Texler,…
In 2019 Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works produced some 12 thousand tons of rebars for housing construction. The metal was delivered to Novosibirsk by Mechel-Service. The growth of rebars sales was 36% and beams – 23%. (Ukrainian metal)
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works has produced almost 500 tons of rebars for the construction of a Leroy Merlin mall in Novosibirsk. The size of the mall will be 10-15 thousand square meters. This will be the fourth site of the company in Novosibirsk. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019 Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works increased rails and beams sales by 10% YoY, to 587 thousand tons. Rails, mostly with the length of 100 meters, accounted for 280 thousand tons, up by 35 thousand tons. RZD was the main customer, having purchased enough rails to construct over 2 thousand km of railroad. ChMK…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works has completed capital repair of one of its three blast furnaces. The modernized blast furnace No. 4 with gas-purification equipment is being commissioned. The repair started in July. The builders have completely disassembled old machinery, replaced refractory lining and assembled new gas-purification system. (Ukrainian metal)
In November Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works shipped 1-millonth ton of R65 rails to Russian Railroads. ChMK has been supplying RZD with rails since 2016. Most of the rails are 100-meters long. So far RZD has constructed 7.5 thousand km of railroad using ChMK rails. “RZD is the main ChMK rails consumer. The company share…
