Azovstal has been actively developing its first stage for the pulverized coal injection system in the blast furnace No. 4, which will allow the company to stop using natural gas and decrease pig iron prime cost by $20 per ton. According to the company CEO Enver Tskitishvili, all the necessary equipment will be supplied by…
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko attended Azovstal Iron and Steel Works operating under umbrella of Metinvest Group as part of his visit to Mariupol. At the enterprise, he had a look at the blast furnace No. 4, which is one of the most modern and environmentally friendly furnaces in Ukraine. The facility has been…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works has put its blast furnace No. 6 into operation after capital repairs valued at 60 million UAH. “The furnace was put on hold for an overhaul on July 25”, said the company CEO Enver Tsikishvili. The repairs lasted for 22 days. In 2015 Azovstal received 1.83 billion UAH of losses,…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works plans to have completed the construction of pulverized coal injection plant (PCI) by the end of this year and phase out natural gas for ironmaking. Pre-assembly of PCI steel structures is currently in progress. Metinvest Engineering, LLC acts as the General Contractor and the General Designer in this project. The…
Since July 19, the throughput of the Kamysh-Zarya railroad route has dropped from 14 cargo trains per day to 9. “The reason isn’t something new – the lack of fuel”, said the Azovstal CEO Enver Tsikishvili. The works has to help railroad again – it provided 33 tons of fuel. “But that will be enough…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works has initiated exercises to check the effectiveness of interaction between emergency services and the staff in case of an accident. The works divisions will enact evacuation and rescue, safe mode operation and elimination of accidents. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-May Azovstal Iron and Steel Works produced 1.32 million tons of rolled metal, up by 2% YoY. According to the company statement, steel smelting increased by 4.8%, to 1.47 million tons, that of pig iron – by 4.6%, to 1.26 million tons, all YoY. Because of the closing down of sinter factory, the works…
In January-March Metinvest companies produced 1.99 million tons of steel, up by 19% YoY and 17% QoQ. In particular, Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works produced 501 thousand tons of steel, while Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works – 715 thousand tons, with Azovstal producing 783 thousand tons, up by 91%, 21% and down by 4%…
