In August Zaporizhstal decreased pig iron, steel and rolled metal output. In particular, according to the company statement, it produced 297.3 thousand tons of pig iron, 322.2 thousand tons of steel and 275.1 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 29 thousand tons, 27.5 thousand tons and 15.6 thousand tons YoY, respectively. (Ukrainian metal)
Zaporizhstal has reported shortages of limestone due to the problems with railroad transportation in Donetsk region. “The unsolved problems with railroad transportation from the uncontrolled territories of Donetsk region affect Zaporizhstal. We have been using only Ukraine-produced limestone. But now due to difficulties with delivery of this raw material from our major supplier – Komsomolskoye…
Zaporizhstal plans to finish the construction of the gas-purifying complex for its sintering machine No. 6 in October. “We have been constructing gas-purifiers for the past two years. By the end of October the construction of the sixth sintering machine gas-purifier will have been completed and the whole sintering shop gas-purifying complex will have been…
In January-July Zaporizhstal produced 2272.3 thousand tons of steel, down by 0.1% YoY, or by 1.5 thousand tons. According to the company statement, pig iron output increased by 0.05% YoY, or by 1 thousand tons, to 2108.9 thousand tons, while that of rolled metal went up by 1.2% YoY, or by 22.7 thousand tons, to…
Zaporizhstal has invested 630 million UAH in new gas-purifying systems at its sintering machines No. 3-6 and has started construction at the SM6. The foundation works have been completed, over 300 tons of metal structures have been erected, gas-purifying equipment at sintering machine No. 6 is being assembled. This is the last sintering machine at…
In accordance with the technological modernization program of the main production equipment Zaporizhstal has finished 3d category overhaul repair with elements of reconstruction and modernization of blast furnace №4 (BF-4). Overhaul repair duration was 30 days; its financing amounted to about 170 million UAH. During repair works the key attention was paid to the implementation…
In January-June Zaporizhstal consumed 87.2 million cubic meters of gas, down by 15% YoY, while increasing output of steel by 2.2%, of rolled metal – by 3.6% and of pig iron – by 2.7%. According to the company statement, gas consumption decrease was reached with the help of the program, which involved manufacturing effectiveness increase,…
Within the framework of complex ecological modernization of the blast furnace manufacture Zaproizhstal has put the blast furnace gas-purifiers working cycle cooling tower into operation after a major overhaul. Investments into new machinery totaled 30 million UAH. The new cooling tower, produced by Yerushalmi Water Cooling Towers Ltd (Israel), will decrease fresh water withdrawal from…