Russia: MMK domestic shipments up in 2018

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works’ (MMK) shipments of commercial metal products to the domestic market, including CIS countries, amounted to 9.029 million tons in 2018. This represents an almost 6% increase from the previous year. This constitutes the second largest shipment volume to the domestic market since 2014, when the shipments of metal products amounted…

Russia: MMK increases production energy efficiency

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) invested around 500 million rubles into the continued implementation of initiatives aimed at improving the energy efficiency of its production processes in 2018. One of the key tools of energy efficiency improvement is through the elaboration and implementation of relevant innovation proposals. Back in 2016, an Idea Management unit…

Russia: MMK Board meeting results

PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works Board of Directors held a meeting on March 1. The Board approved May 31 as the date for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) of the company. The cut-off date for inclusion in the shareholder register for the AGM is May 6 at the close of trading on…

Russia: MMK metal shipments to TMK up in 2018

The meeting of the coordinating council of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) and TMK was held in Magnitogorsk. The representatives of both companies reviewed their joint work in 2018 and discussed future collaboration. According to the results of 2018, 504,600 tons of MMK’s flat steel products were shipped to TMK’s pipe mill. This represents…

Russia: MMK Group spending on social programs up in 2018

In 2018, MMK Group’s financial contributions to charitable causes and new social programs increased by 11% YoY, reaching nearly 2.5 billion rubles. MMK allocated over 1.6 billion rubles to charitable and social projects. A key aspect of MMK’s and the group subsidiaries’ social programs is the encouragement of social activities aimed at improving the health…