VSMPO-Avisma has put a new homogenizing furnace into operation. This is the fifth machine to be constructed in shop No. 1. The furnace was designed, constructed, assembled and put into operation by the company specialists. The homogenizing or the artificial ageing improves the metal structure. (Ukrainian metal)
The aviation industry demand for titanium will increase with the expansion of the usage of composite materials. Composites are widely used in the construction of the new generation aircraft, but corrode aluminum, the main metal in plane construction. But titanium is not affected by corrosion and combines well with composites. The first Boeing and Airbus…
VSMPO-Avisma Corporation has affirmed the investment plan for 2017. According to the general director Mikhail Voyevodin, the total investment funds this year will reach 10 billion rubles. The sheet-rolling complex will have to finish the investment project of plate straightening and annealing machine implementation. The smelting complex and the mechanical treatment shop will also draw…
On December 21, Boeing and VSMPO-Avisma announced the decision to increase Ural Boeing Manufacturing works capacities. The new site will process titanium formings for all the Boieng aircraft, including the new 737 MAX and 777X models. The new site will open in Q1 2018. (Ukrainian metal)
The total volume of titanium products shipped by VSMPO-Avisma this year could keep with 2015 level – 28-29 thousand tons. According to the company general director Mikhail Voevodin, sales structure shifted to exports, but would not affect financial results. “We have lost some 4 thousand tons YoY in Russia, but received 2 thousand tons in…
This year VSMPO-Avisma (Russia) will decrease raw materials purchases from Ukraine. It will buy only 85% of ilmenite from Ukrainian suppliers, down from 100% earlier. “There are no long-term contracts on ilmenite. They are only concluded for 1 year. This year 85% of ilmenite will be supplied from Ukraine”, the company CEO Mikhail Voevodin said.…