The Siberian department of the Federal service on ecological, technological and nuclear control (Rostechnadzor) has carried out a scheduled check of the industrial safety at 13 dangerous sites of Evraz ZSMK. During the inspection 305 violations of the industrial safety norms have been found. In particular, repairs of the main construction structures were not carried…
Evraz ZSMK has put into operation a machine to thicken slums from blast furnace gas-purifying equipment. With the new machinery the intake of water from the Tom River and the wastewater discharge will decrease by 3 million cubic meters. “In the past 6 years, the discharge of waste water has dropped by 15 million cubic…
In May Zapadno-Sibirsky Iron and Steel Works decreased railroad deliveries of rolled metal to its customers by 6.3% MoM, but increased them by 5.6% YoY. In 5 months sales dropped by 0.7% YoY, to 2.75 million tons. Sales to domestic customers grew by 3.7%, to 792.4 thousand tons, while exports – by 0.6%, to 1.96…
Evraz ZSMK has signed an agreement with Air Liquide to construct a new oxygen complex to supply air separation products for the technological needs of the company. The project will provide the works with the state-of-the-art machinery, 30% more energy efficient than the old one. In three years 2 blocks of air separation with the…
Evraz ZSMK has produced a trial batch of rails of the new category – DT400 IK. The rails can be used under the most sever conditions. Previously such rails were not produced in Russia. After all the certification documents are received, a batch of rails will be sent for tests. (Ukrainian metal)
Evraz ZSMK has for the first time sold a batch of 54 E1 rails weighing 1650 tons to Greece. The rails will be used to expand the Athens subway. “The strategic goal of Evraz is to become a serious player on the European market of railroad transportation. We are counting on the further development of…
Evraz ZSMK has started assembling a new ladle crane in its converter shop No. 2. The machinery has been produced by Uralmashzavod. The representatives of the customer were present at the machine-building works during the control assembly and testing. The machinery works faultless. The main units of the crane have been shipped to Evraz ZSMK.…
Evraz ZSMK has obtained the TSI certificate for the 54E4 and 49E5 European standard sections. The certificate allows the company to supply such rails to Europe to be used on high-speed and ordinary railroads. The company has also confirmed the TSI certificate correspondence for the 60E1 and 60E2 European sections. “The manufacture of 54E4 and…