Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has launched the first phase of Hot Strip Mill (HSM) 1700 modernization. The large-scale upgrade of rolling equipment for HSM 1700 will include installation of modern coiling equipment able to handle coils up to 27 tons. Major overhaul of Reheat Furnace No.1 will be part of the second phase.…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has started modernizing its sheet shop 1700. The shop will receive new equipment and will see some repairs. Investments this year will total 120 million UAH. The company has concluded a contract with Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Works to produce the necessary equipment. NKMZ will produce and deliver 80 million UAH…
In January-August Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works decreased natural gas consumption by 29% YoY. “Now the total consumption of the works is less than 32.5 thousand cubic meters per hour”, said the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko, adding that steel smelting grew by 5.4% and pig iron production – by 9.3%. (Ukrainian metal)
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has signed an agreement with Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH for construction of the 4th continuous casting machine. According to the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko, the contract was signed on September 5. “Our new machine will be able to produce 2.5 million tons of slabs per year with the size…
The Commercial Court of Donetsk region has prohibited the State Property Fund to give the assets of the state scientific-manufacturing enterprise Ukrmekhanobr (Dniepropetrovsk region) to other legal entities or to prevent the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works from using them. The court has also prohibited anyone to take any decisions to prevent, stop or…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has finished repairs of its sintering machine No. 4. According to the company CEO Yuzi Zinchenko the overhaul was completed in 30 days. In 2015 the works received 1.58 billion UAH of losses, having increased its net income by 11% YoY, or by 3.11 billion UAH, to 31.54 billion…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has finished repairing its sintering machine No. 4. The overhaul started on July 15. In addition to the repairs the sintering machine also received the new gas-purifying system. At present the sintering machine undergoes the commissioning work. Mariupol Ilyich is one of Ukraine’s largest metal companies. It produces pipes…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works goes on expanding its range of rolled sheet at 1700 shop. “We’ve started making 1.2×1000 mm rolled metal of 08PS low-carbon steel. Such products are in demand now. They allow to substitute the expensive cold-rolled coils with cheaper hot-rolled ones”, said the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko. The works has…