Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has started producing galvanized rolled metal of low-carbon DX52D grade steel. Order for that rolled metal came from several consumers around Ukraine. “We have developed the optimal chemical composition, rolling parameters and the production technology”, said the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko. A part of the metal ordered has already…
Metinvest has approved of the continuous casting machine reconstruction project of Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. The repair will cost $150 million. This project will make the converter shop of Ilyich work at full capacity. After the construction of the new continuous casting machine Ilyich steel output will increase by 1-1.5 million tons, to…
Metinvest-Promservice has started repairing the sintering machine No. 4 within the framework of the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works sintering factory reconstruction. “We have already disassembled the main machinery and started assembling new gas-purifying panels”, said the company CEO Mikhail Rubtsov. (Ukrainian metal)
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has started producing S460MC coils. “Our rollers can now produce 2.5×1000 mm coils according to EN 10149-2”, said the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko. S460MC steel is characterized by high strength and is produced by way of thermomechanical rolling. This is the first time that such steel is produced at…
After the sintering factory at the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works is modernized, the company will meet all the European environmental norms. Over 5 years the works will invest 2.5 billion UAH into the project that started in 2015. “After that dust pollution will decrease by 90%, or by 12.5 thousand tons. Sulfur pollution…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has started producing new cold-rolled metal of low-carbon steel for customers from Turkey. “One of the new types of coils is the 3.0×1500 mm coil. We have also started producing rolled metal with chemical limitations on the order of Metinvest Eurasia”, said the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko. The company…
In September Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works will start an overhaul of its converter No. 2. In particular, it will include the modernization of the gas-purifying system. The overhaul will cost over 230 million UAH. The project is a part of the Mariupol environmental program for 2012-2020. It was presented in April. As the…
Limitations of the throughput rate of the railroad stage Kamysh-Zarya – Volnovakha results in the failure with raw materials delivery to Azovstal and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, that have to decrease output, while Ukraine loses some $1.5 billion of revenues per year. According to Ilyich Works CEO Yuri Zinchenko, because of the lack…
