Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) plans to accumulate about $500 million in cash after its debt diminishes to $230 million in 2017 from the current $520 million, Andrei Yeryomin, the company’s director for economy, said. “This year the bulk of our free cash flow was allocated for debt redemption. After the debt has…
This year MMK plans to increase sales by 245 thousand tons YoY, to 11257 thousand tons. The local market will receive 7144 thousand tons, with 3136 thousand tons to be exported. Hot-rolled flats sales will drop to 3048 thousand tons due to the decrease in demand on behalf of pipe manufacturers; cold-rolled metal sales will…
MMK-Metiz has expanded its range of products with the new powder surfacing wire of PP-Np-200x12m and PP-Np-200x12VF grades with 3.6 mm diameter. The expansion of the product range will allow MMK-Metiz to increase its output and gain new markets. (Ukrainian metal)
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works has started construction of a new sinter plant as part of its long-term development strategy announced in November 2015 to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Commissioning of the new sinter plant will provide MMK’s blast furnaces with high-quality sinter produced using state-of-the-art energy-saving and environmentally safe technologies. The new plant…
MMK-Metiz has added a new type of products to its portfolio. According to the company statement, it has started producing square stock with 7×7 and 8×8 mm sections of 10 and 20 steel grades in rods. Such rods are used in many industries. (Ukrainian metal)
In Q3 Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works produced 3.17 million tons of steel, on the level of Q2. Steel smelting capacities were 88% loaded. Sales dropped by 4.7% to 2.86 million tons due to the sales increase within the group. VAT-products output decreased by 8.3% to 1.3 million tons. In January-September MMK produced 9.38 million…
In January-August Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works trading house in Schelkovo increased its sections sales share in the Central region from 7% to 12%, while the market itself dropped by 2% since the beginning of the year. But the trading house sales went up by 76% YoY, to 42 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-July MMK sold 948 thousand tons of metal in Povolzhye region. For the company this is the second largest sales region of Russia after the Ural region. MMK supplies mostly hot-rolled metal to Povolzhye. Cold-rolled metal sales start growing. The main consumers in Povolzhye are construction and machine-building – 54% and 25% respectively. (Ukrainian…
