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,…
After Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works resumed operation of its blast furnace and rolling shops Nos. 1 and 2 after repairs in June, it has been increasing output. In August, DMZ produced 22 thousand tons of rolled metal, 28 thousand tons of steel and 24 thousand tons of pig iron, all up from 17 thousand…
In 2019, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works decreased air pollution by 35.3% YoY. In particular, emissions from the metallurgical site dropped by 41% and from by-product coke site – by 15.6%. In H1 2020, emission from the former decreased by 94% and from the latter – by 3%. (Ukrainian metal)
Following repairs, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has commissioned its rolling shop No. 1. The first ingots have already been rolled. Earlier DMZ commissioned its blast furnace No. 2 after repairs. The next in line are the oxygen-converter and rolling shops. In 2019, DMZ decreased rolled metal manufacture by 43% YoY, to 449 thousand tons.…
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has resumed shipping metal after more than 6 months of idleness. The company has sent out 167 carriages with sinter from the Goryainovo and Kaydakskaya stations. On June 10, DMZ plans to ship 13 thousand tons of metal products (220 carriages) from the Kaydakskaya station. The batch will comprise channel,…
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has finished all repair works and is preparing to resume operation after a 7-month pause. DCH program presupposes investments of $300 million during 5 years in DCH Steel (DMZ and Sukhaya Balka). After repair, the works is gradually launching the operation of its blast furnace, oxygen-converter and rolling shops. DMZ…
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works is not operating and is carrying out reconstruction. In particular, the company has announced a purchase of services on the disassembly of out-of-work objects (metal structures, machinery, pipelines, etc). The work has to be carried out in 2020. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works received a net loss of 1.284 billion UAH, as opposed to a net profit of 2.946 billion UAH in 2018. The next shareholders meeting is expected to decide on covering 2019 losses with current income of 2020-2021. The meeting will also have to decide on the sale of…
In 2019 Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 43% YoY, to 449 thousand tons. Steel manufacture dropped by 44.5%, to 511 thousand tons, and pig iron – by 44.5%, to 492 thousand tons. In December 2019 the company did not produce steel and pig iron, and manufactured only 5 thousand tons…
In January-November Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 37.3% YoY, to 444 thousand tons. Steel manufacture dropped by 38.3%, to 511 thousand tons, and pig iron – by 38.4%, to 492 thousand tons. In November only rolled metal was manufactured (some 10 thousand tons). (Ukrainian metal)
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has finished the capital repairs of its coke-oven battery No. 5 and switched to battery No. 4. In spring 2020 repair will start at the first and second complexes of coke-oven batteries, planned to be finished in December 2020. Investments will reach $13 million. Coke output will grow by 26%,…
In October Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works decreased steel output 6.7-fold MoM, to 7 thousand tons. Pig iron manufacture fell 6.8-fold, to 7 thousand tons. October is the first month when DMZ is working in a new mode. From October 5 the company partially shut down its main shops in preparation for a large-scale modernization.…