Russia: NLMK VP dies in Moscow

NLMK Group reports the tragic death of Dr. Bruno de Cooman, NLMK Group Vice President for Research and Development, on August 29 in Moscow. “Bruno De Cooman’s death is an enormous loss for the group and the entire sector, for his friends and family. He has made an invaluable contribution to the development of global…

Russia: NLMK to improve sales flexibility

NLMK has finished assembling new machinery under the project to expand the shipping sites in the hot-rolling shop. The increase of the area to process rolled metal and the development of the infrastructure will create a reserve of hot-rolled coils for the periods of seasonal fluctuations of demand. NLMK supplies hot-rolled metal in coils and…

Russia: NLMK buys construction institute

NLMK has purchased 100% shares of Ural Research-Scientific Institute of Architecture and Construction (UralNIIAS). In 2016 the institute revenue grew 2.4-fold, to 162.9 million rubles, with net profit at 10.25 million rubles, up from 28.8 million rubles of losses in 2015. In H1 NLMK increased net profit by 63.1% YoY, to $1.083 billion. (Ukrainian metal)

Russia: NLMK to raise steel production in Q3 2018

Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) plans to raise production in July-September as compared with April-June, the company said in a presentation. Operating results of Russian facilities of NLMK are traditionally strong in July-September, which should improve financial results of the company, NLMK said. The company’s steel production rose by 1% QoQ, to 4.381 million tons…