In June, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works intends to re-launch one of its coke-oven batteries. The works has enough raw materials to increase by-product coke capacities. In April, the enterprise produced 12 thousand tons of coke and in May intends to produce 17 thousand tons. In the first half of March, due to the shortage…
Dneprovskiy Iron and Steel Works has suspended its blast furnace, steel smelting and rolling manufacture for a month to carry out machinery repair. “DMZ suspends its operation every January to carry out current repairs in the main shops. The coke shop is operating though, as the 4 coke-oven batteries have been repaired there”, the DCH…
Dneprovskiy Iron and Steel Works has finished capital repairs of the soaker No. 8 in the rolling shop No. 1. The repairs lasted for 2.5 months. Investments exceeded 2 million UAH. This was the second repair of a soaker in the shop. In spring, the soaker No. 6 was repaired for 1.5 million UAH. Next…
In November, Dneprovskiy Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 27.3% YoY, to 16 thousand tons. Pig iron manufacture dropped by 12%, to 22 thousand tons, and steel – by 25.9%, to 20 thousand tons. In January-November, steel production grew by 68% YoY, to 245 thousand tons, pig iron – by 84.6%, to…
On November 6, a fire broke out at the Dneprovskiy Iron and Steel Works. The fire broke out at 10:40. Power cables in oxygen-converter shop ignited. As a result of the fire some 30 meters of cables were damaged. The operation of the works was suspended. At 12:10 the fire was localized and at 13:33…
In September, Dneprovskiy Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 41% YoY, to 13 thousand tons. Pig iron manufacture fell by 45.8%, to 13 thousand tons, and steel – by 40%, to 14 thousand tons. Coke output totaled 29 thousand tons. In January-September, DMZ produced 210 thousand tons of steel, up 2.3-fold YoY,…
In July, Dneprovskiy Iron and Steel Works increased pig iron manufacture by 32.2% YoY, to 26 thousand tons. Steel output grew by 27.1%, to 27.6 thousand tons, and rolled metal – by 20.4%, to 20.8 thousand tons, while that of coke dropped by 0.5%, to 41.7 thousand tons. In January-July, DMZ produced 177.3 thousand tons…
Dneprovskiy Iron and Steel Works has mastered the manufacture of SVP-17 mine props. The new product is used in making arched anchoring and is in demand on the market. DMZ has long been producing SVP-22, 27 and 33 props. Now it also has a lighter SVP-17 prop in its portfolio. These sections are suitable for…
In May, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 3.3% YoY, to 24.1 thousand tons. Steel manufacture grew by 2.8%, to 29.3 thousand tons, pig iron – by 2.3%, to 26.6 thousand tons, and coke – by 3.7%, to 41.7 thousand tons. Last year, rolled metal output fell by 68%, to 140…
In April, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works increased rolled metal output by 12.2% MoM, to 24.9 thousand tons. Pig iron manufacture grew by 0.8%, to 25.98 thousand tons, while that of steel – dropped by 2.8%, to 28.5 thousand tons. The company has also produced 40.2 thousand tons of coke, down by 3.2% MoM, but…
In 2020, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 68.4% YoY, to 140 thousand tons. The reason of the decrease is a long delay in operation due to repairs and modernization. The company also produced 175 thousand tons of steel and 160 thousand tons of pig iron. In December 2020, DMZ produced…
The foundry shop of Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has resumed the manufacture of closed bottom molds. Such molds are used to cast killed steel. The company used to produce them in 1980s. The first new mold was produced on November 20. DMZ intends to produce up to 20 molds a month. (Ukrainian metal)
In September, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works increased metal shipment via railroad by 38.8% MoM, to 156.7 thousand tons. 241 railroad cars departed the Kaidatskaya station in September. Most of the metal was shipped to the stations on the border with Russia, EU and Belarus, as well as near ports: Kazachya Lopan (2.8 thousand tons,…