In 2018, NLMK Group sales grew to 17.6 million tons, by 7% YoY. Steel output grew by 2%, to 17.5 million tons. Steel capacity utilization rate was 99%. Sales grew driven by growth of demand on key sales markets. Sales growth was supported by a +20%YoY increase of semi-finished product sales, to 6.8 million tons.…
Workers of NLMK Clabecq, a Belgium plant of the Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), have gone on strike in response to plans to lay off half of personnel under a restructuring program, a labor union representative reported. “We announced a strike as a response to that, and it will be in force until 2.00 p.m.…
NLMK Group, an international steel company, will establish personalized scholarships for the best students of MISIS National University of Science and Technology, and increase the number of on-the-job trainees from the University at its sites. NLMK and MISIS have signed a framework cooperation agreement, which will facilitate the training of qualified steelmaking professionals and contribute…
At a meeting held on December 21, NLMK Group’s Board of Directors approved updated versions of its internal corporate documents (NLMK Group’s Anti-Corruption Policy, NLMK Group’s Corporate Ethics Code, Regulations on NLMK’s HR, Remunerations and Social Policy Committee, Regulations on NLMK’s Corporate Secretary, NLMK’s Corporate Governance Code). Updated versions of NLMK Group’s Corporate Ethics Code…
At the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting (EGM) held on December 21, NLMK shareholders approved the payment of Q3 dividends of 6.04 rubles per share. The date upon which the shareholders entitled to Q3 dividends would be determined was set as January 9, 2019. January-September dividends will amount to 17.01 rubles per share. The Shareholders’ Meeting…
NLMK Group has embarked on a large-scale reconstruction of blast furnace No. 6 (BF-6) at its Lipetsk site. The project will enable an 8% increase in BF capacity to 3.4 million tons of pig iron per year, significantly improve its environmental performance, and extend its interrepair cycle by 50%, to 25 years. Investment in the…
NLMK Group, a global steel company, announces the appointment of Elena Lobodina as General Director (CEO) of NLMK Trading. Her key challenges will include the development of NLMK Group’s customer service across global markets and the introduction of best practices in sales business processes. NLMK Trading manages NLMK Group’s export deliveries. The company’s sales policy…
NLMK Group, an international steel company, has signed a memorandum on industrial cooperation with electrical equipment manufacturers from the Eurasian Economic Union. NLMK plans to promote the development of the technology to manufacture next generation energy efficient transformers from high-permeability electrical steel (HGO). The memorandum has already been signed by transformer manufacturers from Russia, Belarus,…
