Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel, produced 1 million tons of rolled metal at its rail and structural mill since it was put into operation. The 1 millionth-ton was the rail for the Russian Railroads. ChMK started supplying 100-meter rails to RZhD in January 2016. Last year the works delivered around 304…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel, produced the 140-millionth ton of sinter at its sintering factory No. 2. The manufacturing site comprises 4 sintering machines and produces some 5 million tons of sinter per year. Sintering factory No. 2 was put into operation in 2005. The investment project cost $150 million. The…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel, is increasing the range and output volumes of its measuring bars. A new site has been created at the works with two-dozen specialized mills. The site will produce rods with 6-10 mm diameter. 70 new jobs will be created and the company will be able to…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel, has given another loan to Mechel until June 22, 2022. According to the company statement, the value of the loan is 1.4 billion rubles. Mechel borrows money from its main metal works on regular basis. In January ChMK lent 1.3 billion rubles to its owner, 1.4…
Novatek-Chelyabinsk has filed a claim to the Arbitrary Court of Chelyabinsk region to recover 430.2 million rubles of gas debts from Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel. This is not the first time that Mechel is sued for gas debts: on August 16, Novatek also claimed 431.9 million rubles of gas debts.…
The Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works (a part of Mechel) has completed the overhaul of equipment at its sintering factory that produces raw materials for pig iron manufacture. Some spare parts of the gas treatment equipment have also been replaced. Some 80% of the sintering factory equipment was subject to repairs. (Ukrainian metal)
A new laboratory began operating at the rail-beam mill of Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works (a part of Mechel). It will decrease the time needed to control the quality of rails. The laboratory is equipped with the oxygen and nitrogen analyzer. Previously ChMK had to control the oxygen weight percentage in highly-aluminous inclusions at other…