In 2016 Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works spent 1.647 billion UAH on its technical modernization. Strategic investment projects cost the company 894 million UAH. “That’s the reconstruction of the gas-purifying equipment in the sintering factory (259 million UAH) and the second converter (136 million UAH), overhaul of the blast furnace No. 4 (334 million…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has put one more blast furnace into operation following the shut down due to the problems with coke delivery. After the Russia-supported terrorists started shelling Avdiivka, the works shut down two of its four blast furnaces. “At present we have 3 blast furnaces operating, and we hope to be…
Because of the emergency situation in the town of Avdiivka the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works has decreased coke deliveries to the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. “Avdiivka Coke is on the brink of collapsing following the constant shelling. Coke deliveries to Ilyich have decreased, and Avdiivka is our only coke supplier at present.…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has decreased gas usage while heating billets at mill-1700. “We used to heat the billets twice. Because the slabs are thick we had to heat them in the heating furnace No. 5, then sent them to the reduction mill to reduce the thickness to 135-140 mm, following by the…
Private limited company Metinvest B.V. (the Netherlands) has increased its share in the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works from 74.722268% to 99.322555%. According to the group’s statement, its stake of voting shares in Mariupol Ilyich is now 99.619059%. Ilyich-Steel share in Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works decreased from 24.494605% of ordinary shares and…
In February Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works intends to receive the first metal structures for construction of the new continuous-cast machine No. 4. “We have already produced and supplied over 1.5 thousand tons of rolled sheet to local manufacturers to produce the structures”, the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko said. “We have disassembled all the…
In 2016 Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest, decreased natural gas and electricity consumption, saving $11.157 million. Last year the company saved 42.85 million cubic meters of gas and 19.4 million kW-h of electricity, CEO Yuri Zinchenko reported. According to him, energy resources consumption in steel manufacture totaled 7% of electricity…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works spent over 30 million UAH in 2016 on locomotive repairs. The company received the M62UP locomotive, repairs cost around 9 million UAH. According to the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko, the works specialists are preparing the locomotive to be put into operation. (Ukrainian metal)
