In 2017 MMK supplied 980 thousand tons of galvanized rolled metal to the domestic market, as well as 310 thousand tons of polymer-coated metal. According to the company statement, its share in the galvanized metal consumption reached 31%, and in polymer-coated metal – 15%. Exports of galvanized metal to far foreign countries last year totaled…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) operated its coated steel facilities at maximum capacity utilization in 2017. As a result, MMK once again confirmed its status as the leading producer of this product in Russia. This was highlighted by Senior Manager of Coated Metal Sales Group at PJSC MMK Alexey Oleynik during his speech at…
This year MMK intends to load its galvanized and polymer-coated metal capacities to the maximum. According to the coated metal sales senior manager Alexei Oleynik, the company main goal is to completely satisfy customers in product range and quality. “The domestic market is still considered the main destination of sales. The share of the inner…
In 2017 MMK Group put aside 2.24 billion rubles for charity and for the development of social initiatives and projects – a 4% increase compared to the previous year. Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works contributed over 1.4 billion rubles to the overall sum donated to charitable and social projects. MMK is the leading Russian mining…
MMK is carrying out a project to process slurry at the crushing factory No. 5. The idea to process slurry originated 15 years ago. The company specialists found out that slurry pond contained iron concentrate. In 2015 it was decided to develop this direction. The slurry pond reserves are estimated at 14 million tons. It…
Last year saw a number of manufacturing records at MMK. In February 2017 the 2500 hot-rolling mill produced 180 million tons of hot-rolled metal since its commissioning in 1960. Today one of the largest mills at MMK is under reconstruction, scheduled to be completed in 2020. Following the reconstruction the mill’s capacity will grow from…
UzBuild-2018, an international construction exhibition in which Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works is participating, started in Tashkent. Uzbekistan is one of MMK’s key markets in the CIS. In 2017 MMK shipped over 300,000 tons of finished steel products to Uzbek consumers, accounting for nearly 80% of the company’s sales in Central Asia. At the exhibition…
The actual economic impact of the implementation of proposals at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works in 2017 amounted to 599.3 million rubles. This is 2.5% higher than in 2016, when the economic impact of proposals was 584.5 million rubles. The largest contribution to the savings achieved was 356.3 million rubles, made by rolling production.…