Because of the Donbass blockade Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works is operating with only one blast furnace. According to the co-chairman of the Opposition block in the parliament Alexander Vilkul, the furnace makes only 6 smeltings per day. If the works is shut down, local budget will lose taxes. The city works are industrially linked…
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works, a part of the Industrial Union of Donbass, has started replacing coke from Alchevskkoks, blocked in the ATO zone, with deliveries from Poland. As of February 21, there was a threat of the works halting altogether. “Every day we try to find money to pay for the daily norm of…
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has asked the President of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko to help break the railroad blockade near the Svetlanovo-Shpilovo stations route in Lugansk region. According to the company letter, DMZ, Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, as well as Alchevsk Coke and Chemical Works pay taxes to the state budget. Last year they…
In November the Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works resumed operation of its ball-rolling shop with two mills. According to the company statement, both mills have been idle for a year. A large order, received in October, made it possible to completely load both mills for almost a month, producing 40 and 60 mm balls. In…
Evraz Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has finished tests and put the dust control system at its blast furnace No. 3 into operation. According to the company statement, the system has already allowed to decrease emissions by 70%. Investments in the project totaled 2.3 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
Evraz Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works intends to equip its blast furnace No. 2 with the dust control unit. The company has announced an open tender for the design of the BF2 modernization. The offers are expected until November 23. According to the company statement, the goal of the project is to decrease pollution resulting…
In Q3 Evraz Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works drastically decreased steel smelting. According to the company statement, this had to do with using slab stocks for production. Carbon steel production in July-September dropped by 9.4% QoQ, to 264 thousand tons, while that of pig iron increased by 4.1%, to 286 thousand tons. Semi-finished product manufacture…
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works plans to construct an efficient air separation unit. According to the company statement, this will allow it to stop using old and outdated units. The works also plans to stop polluting the Dnepr, thus decreasing negative impact on the environment. (Ukrainian metal)
