Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works will take part in the Expert Group for the Development in Russia of Standards for the Implementation of Technology and Innovation. A unified methodology will increase demand for Russian technology and help boost Russian companies’ competitiveness. The standards will constitute recommendations on working with external innovations, along with other measures…
In August MMK shipped 994.2 thousand tons of metal via railroad, up by 9.2% YoY. In January-August, according to railroad statistics, sales grew by 1.1% YoY, to 7.2 million tons. Russian customers received 4.68 million tons of metal, up by 8.5%, while exports dropped by 10.5%, to 2.48 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
MMK is reconstructing its hot-rolling mill-2500 in the sheet-rolling shop No. 4. The project will increase the size and grade portfolio of the mill and improve the quality. The capacity will grow from 4 to 5 million tons of metal per year. (Ukrainian metal)
In July MMK hot-rolling mill-2000 produced 527.955 thousand tons of metal, having set a new monthly output record. The previous record was set in May, when the mill produced 527.505 thousand tons. The mill, commissioned in 1994, is one the most powerful machines in Russia. It is situated in the sheet-rolling shop No. 10. In…
The construction of a separating dam at Magnitogorsk Reservoir, part of rebuilding processes of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works’ (MMK) circulating water supply system, is entering its final stages. The project, at a cost of approximately 660 million rubles, will significantly reduce the environmental burden on the reservoir. This is one of MMK’s most important…
MMK has joined the participants of the Chelyabinsk – Yekaterinburg High-Speed Railroad project. The contribution of the company is 10 million rubles. MMK will cover the needs of the project in metal. (Ukrainian metal)
At Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), the total economic impact of the introduction of innovative proposals amounted to 269 million rubles in the first half of 2018. In the first six months of the year 2,533 ideas were examined by expert committees. 1,857 ideas, or 73.3% of the submitted ideas (63.8% in H1 2017),…
The first stage of the modernization of the sandwich-panel production line was completed at the MMK Trading House production site in Shelkovo (the Moscow region). In early August together with representatives of the Italian company “Magma”, specialists of the company commissioned a new glue system. This equipment improves the quality of the gluing process, allowing…
