Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works has concluded a 10-year agreement with Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Kurgan for the delivery of gas. The volume of the deal is 40.4 billion rubles without VAT. The agreement is valid through December 31, 2027. At present the main volume of gas to MMK is provided by Novatek-Chelyabinsk. Thus, MMK is diversifying…
On November 8 Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works Board of Directors recommended that the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders scheduled for December 8 approve a dividend of RUB 1.111 (before taxes) per share, representing a total of approximately $214 million at the current exchange rate, for the first nine months of 2017 on MMK’s issued…
In January-September MMK received $814 million of net profits, down by 9.9% YoY. According to the company statement, its revenue grew by 37.2%, to $5.598 billion, while EBITDA fell by 4% YoY, to $1.44 billion. In Q3 the company profits dropped by 7.1% QoQ, to $276 million, revenue grew by 4.5%, to $2.012 billion, while…
MMK has successfully confirmed the correspondence of its energy management system to the ISO 50001. The certification was obtained in September 2016. According to the company statement, the supervisory audit has confirmed that since the certification the energy management system has been corresponding to the standard and no inconsistencies have been found. The auditors have…
MMK has smelted the 800-millionth ton of steel, a record hit for all the country. The first steel was smelted on July 8, 1933 with the commissioning of the first open-hearth furnace. In 1936 the construction of the open-hearth shop with 12 furnaces weighing 150 tons each was completed. By the end of 1980-s MMK…
In 2017 MMK expects steel consumption in Russia to grow by 3.5% YoY, to 41 million tons. High-value added products consumption could grow by 1.8%, to 8.3 million tons, while imports will decrease by 1%, to 3.3 million tons. The drop in imports has to do with the imposition of duties at the request of…
PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works and Foundation for development of the New Technologies Development and Commercialization Center at the Skolkovo Foundation have signed an agreement to establish the MMK Research Center at Skolkovo. The agreement was signed by MMK CEO Pavel Shilyaev and President of the Skolkovo Foundation Victor Vekselberg. MMK plans to invest…
The Board of Directors of PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works on October 16 approved a resolution to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (EGM) with absentee voting, and approved the agenda for the EGM. Dividends on issued shares of PJSC MMK will be paid based on the results of the first nine months…