The ball-milling department of Kametstal rolling shop has successfully mastered the manufacture of milling balls of improved strength with the diameter of 100 mm, the critically important product for the stable operation of the mining and processing works. Production began in 2023. To reach all the necessary parameters, the rollers modernized their machinery according to…
Kametstal is renewing a mixed gas pipeline for faultless operation and stable supply of manufacture with the energy carrier. The pipeline with the diameter of 920 mm transports either the mix of natural-blast furnace gas or coking gas to customers, in particular, combined heat and power plants of the enterprise. It is planned to repair…
Kametstal is modernizing the compressed air system in the oxygen-compressor shop to improve working efficiency and decrease energy usage. The machinery modernization project is being carried out at the compressed air manufacturing site. This air is used both for the operation of the metal divisions of the plant and for the manufacture of oxygen for…
One of the largest plants and biggest environment polluters in Kamenskoye is Kametstal. This is the merger of Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine and Dneprovsky By-Product Coke Plant. In 2023, air in Kamenskoye was declared the dirtiest in Ukraine after Dnipro, according to UA War Infographics. Lately, citizens have been complaining about air quality. A…
Kametstal has expanded its product portfolio that corresponds to the requirements of both domestic and foreign customers. The company has received a conformity certificate for B500B rebars. The certificate for rebars with the diameter of 8 to 32 mm allows exporting them to Poland. Receipt of certificate was preceded by product samples sent to Poland…
In January-March, Kametstal decreased metallurgical coke manufacture by 35% YoY, to 68 thousand tons. In Q4 2023, output amounted to 79 thousand tons. The decrease is due to the shut down of some coke units of the coke-oven battery No. 1. Zaporizhkoks increased coke output by 1%, to 215 thousand tons. At the same time,…
In March, Kametstal produced first batch of railroad carriage axles in the amount of 2.957 thousand pieces at the order of carriage-building plants of Ukraine. At present, the company is using alternative ways to get steel billets to produce axles, previously used to be received from Azovstal. The total weight of the first batch is…
In January-June 2023, Kametstal received a net profit of 1.359 billion UAH, as opposed to a net loss of 1.256 billion UAH. Net income decreased by 0.8%, to 23.415 billion UAH. Undistributed profit amounted to 202.216 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)