Zaporizhstal calls on the government to create conditions to attract investments into the river transportation infrastructure to efficiently use the river Dnepr potential. According to the company statement, there are 10 river ports along the 1 thousand km of the Dnepr, and yet only 0.5% of the total cargo in Ukraine is transported via rivers.…
Zaporizhstal has stopped its blast furnace No. 3 for a massive overhaul, which it plans to carry out in 150 days. Investments in the project total 1.5 billion UAH. For the past 5 years Zaporizhstal has invested some 5.6 billion UAH into environment modernization of its assets. In particular, the main projects are the new…
In January-October Zaporizhstal produced 3.27 million tons of steel, down by 1.4% YoY. According to the company statement, its pig iron output dropped by 2.5% to 3.06 million tons, and that of rolled metal – by 0.4%, to 2.83 million tons, all YoY. In October Zaporizhstal produced 317.4 thousand tons of pig iron, 333.4 thousand…
Zaporizhstal has finished assembling the Mammoet crane with the lifting capacity of 1600 tons. According to the company statement, its height is 143 meters, which almost equals the height of the Pyramid of Khafre in Egypt. The crane would be used in the blast furnace No. 3 overhaul. “The crane will allow us to repair…
In September Zaporizhstal decreased gas consumption to 10 million cubic meters per month. According to the company statement, annual gas consumption was halved. In 2012 the works consumed 331 million cubic meters of natural gas, 236 million in 2013, 221 million in 2014 and 205 million cubic meters in 2015. This year Zaporizhstal gas consumption…
Zaporizhstal has represented Ukraine at the European Parliament of Enterprises (Brussels). Representatives of major German, French, Italian, Polish and other companies also participated in the event. Zaporizhstal’s representative was the sales director Vladimir Kolomiets. “Ukrainian economy needs a strong business. And business in its turn needs a strong and consistent governmental policy. In any successful…
Zaporizhstal has started using the new exsufflation system of the casting yard at its blast furnace No. 2. According to the company statement, investments totaled 80 million UAH. For the past 4 years Zaporizhstal invested some 5.6 billion UAH into environmental modernization of its manufacture. The major projects this year are the new sintering machine…
In H1 Ukrainian metal companies investments dropped by 16% YoY. According to the experts, this has to do with the gradual completion of investment programs, started in 2012-2013. In H1 the largest investments into their redevelopment were made by Zaporizhstal (820.9 million UAH), ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih (743.6 million UAH) and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel…