Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has achieved a new record indicator for the resilience of the refractory lining of the main arch of the two-hearth furnace (THF) at the electric steel smelting shop. Refractories, which face the internal surface of a furnace, withstood 1,321 melts. The previous highest indicator (1,265 melts) was set just…
The rating was initiated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) of Russia and the United Nations Environment Programme (Russian Federation Mission). The rating was carried out by the National Rating Agency on the basis of data on the activities of companies, which was publicly available (reports, reports, media, official websites of companies). The…
The shareholders of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) have approved payment of 2.114 rubles per share in dividends for January-September, the company said in a statement on December 12. The shareholder register for dividends is to close on December 18. MMK paid 1.589 rubles per share in dividends for April-June, 0.801 rubles per share…
The minority shareholders of Belon demand MMK, owning over 95% in the company, to buy coal assets and not reorganize them. They also estimate the company losses at 10.7 billion rubles ($160 million). The reorganization was carried out in 2015-2017. The minority shareholders, who have filed the claim, hold 1.3% in Belon. MMK entered the…
On December 10 rating agency S&P Global Ratings assigned the PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works’ (MMK) “BBB-/A-3” long- and short-term issuer credit ratings with Stable Outlook. In a press release S&P notes that its assessment of MMK’s creditworthiness incorporates MMK’s low-cost production profile, strong operating efficiency, significant share of high value-added products in sales,…
In accordance with the order of the General Director of PJSC MMK, some appointments have been made. In particular, Sergey Ushakov, who previously held the position of Deputy General Director for Production, was appointed Deputy General Director for Sales of PJSC MMK. Oleg Shiryaev, who previously held the position of Director of OJSC MMK-METIZ (Magnitogorsk…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has successfully passed its second supervisory examination of energy management for compliance with the international standard ISO 50001, the certificate of conformity to which was first obtained in 2016. The audit was conducted by auditors of the certification body TUV Thuringen e.V. (Germany). The audit confirmed that the energy…
In October MMK shipped 949.5 thousand tons of metal via railroad abroad and to local customers, up by 7.4% YoY. In 10 months sales grew by 0.7% YoY, to 9 million tons. Russian customers received 5.8 million tons, up by 5.2%, and exports totaled 3.21 million tons, down by 6.4%. (Ukrainian metal)
