After the coal deliveries from the temporarily occupied regions of Donbass have been blocked, Ukraine has only two countries from which to buy it – USA and Russia, and the latter has just increased its price by 37%. “At first Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works was shut down following the shelling, then people blocked the…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest, is operating at 55% of its capacity while the orders allow it to work at 80-85%. This is the result of the coke shortages following the railroad blockade. According to the company CEO Enver Tskitishvili, because of the blockade Azovstal stopped receiving coke from Avdiivka Coke…
Metinvest fears the blast furnaces of its Azovstal Iron and Steel Works could decrease output to the lowest possible level because of the lack of coke. According to the group’s press-service at present all the blast furnaces are operating, as they get coke from the 3 coking batteries. But they are not enough to provide…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest, has started producing KR80 crane rails. The new products correspond to DSTU 2484 and GOST 4121 standards and are used to construct bridge cranes with high lifting capacity. Seaports, industrial enterprises and construction companies are among the consumers of such rails. The first 100 tons of…
Azovstal has halted its blast furnace No. 2 for capital repairs valued at 60 million UAH. According to the company statement, the overhaul is expected to be completed by December 30. (Ukrainian metal)
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works has put its continuous casting machine No. 5 into operation after an overhaul. The repairs lasted for 45 days. Investments totaled 34.3 million UAH. “Following the CCM 5, continuous casting machine No. 4 has also been stopped for capital repairs”, the company CEO Enver Tskitishvili said. (Ukrainian metal)
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works has received the pilot tank with pulverized coal fuel. At the same time the PCI machine is being constructed there at the blast furnace No. 4. The Metinvest investments into the major project total $17 million. The fuel was delivered from the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in the…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works has started producing KP100 type crane rails. The products will meet the requirements of standards DSTU 2484 and GOST 4121 and will be used for the construction of overhead crane rail tracks. The largest consumers of KP1-00 crane rails include seaports, industrial enterprises and construction companies. As compared to other…