In January-May Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works produced 1.08 million tons of rolled metal, up by 9.7% YoY. According to the company statement, its steel smelting went up by 9.6% YoY, to 1.22 million tons, while pig iron output increased by 6.9%, to 1.51 million tons. In May the works produced 237 thousand tons…
In May Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works started producing a new kind of hot-rolled coils. The company produced a first industrial lot of S235JR hot-rolled coil with the size of 3×1500 mm in accordance with EN 10025-2. This is the first time that such coils are produced in Ukraine. Previously Ukraine had to import…
Metinvest has started supplying cold-rolled coils produced at the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works to the USA. The coils are certified according to ASTM. “Ilyich shipped the trial batch last year and was praised for the high quality. This year the company received orders for 1 thousand tons from several US trading companies that…
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman went to see Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Metinvest Group as part of his visit to Mariupol. He observed the reconstruction of a sinter plant, the biggest environmental project in the history of Ukraine’s independence, with the five-year investment making $220 million. Vladimir Groysman visited a converter shop.…
Modernization program of Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works shows that in 2017 the ecological situation in Mariupol will start to improve. “In 5 years air pollution will meet European standards. We can only welcome this”, said the Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman, while visiting the works. According to Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov, the group continues…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has finished capital repairs at its blast furnace No. 4 and intends to put it into operation. “Its capacity is 3800 tons of pig iron daily”, said the company in its statement. The blast furnace was stopped in late 2015, the capital repairs started in March. “It’s early to…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has found a way to decrease losses of air blast under low capacity or fanning. “Our specialists have found a way to decrease the minimal turbine turning frequency and steam consumption. This is also important as the blast-furnace gas becomes scarce, because of the drop in blast-furnace output. Thus…
Metinvest expects that the general manager of Ukrzaliznytsia Wojciech Balczun will work on the improvement of the company effectiveness. “We hope that all the tariff payments that Ukrzaliznytsia receives from metal companies, will be spent on fuel, spare parts and new locomotives, so that the company increases its effectiveness. The tariffs have been increased several…
