Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works has started testing three dust extraction systems in its sinter shop, which produces 15 million tons of raw materials for pig iron manufacture annually. The project will decrease dust emission by the sintering factory by 3.3% and will enable the company to use the dust in the manufacturing process. Dust…
NLMK Group, an international steel-making company with operations in Russia, Europe and the USA, announces the appointments of Anatoly Khebnev as Vice President for Procurement and Dmitry Kolesov as Vice President for Maintenance. The position of Vice President for Maintenance of NLMK Group is newly introduced. Dmitry Kolesov had been NLMK’s Director of Maintenance Planning…
The new generation blast furnace “Rossiyanka” of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works produced the 20-millionth ton of pig iron since being put into operation in 2011. “Rossiyanka” is one of the most productive blast furnaces in the world and the first and only furnace constructed on the post-USSR territory for the last 25 years.…
The Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works has completed the reconstruction project of the dust-suppressing system in the open warehouse in the refractory shop. This allowed decreasing dust emissions when unloading at the warehouse by 50%, and in the refractory manufacture by 5% on the whole. Investments into the project totaled 61 million rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2016, NLMK Group steel output increased by 4% YoY to a record 16.6 million tons; sales totaled 15.9 million tons (stable YoY). Group steelmaking capacities in 2016 were running at 96%, up by 3% YoY. Q4 2016 sales totaled 3.6 million tons (down by 4% YoY); steel output grew by 8% to 4.2 million…
In 2016 NLMK decreased delivery of steel via railroad by 1% YoY, to 12.13 million tons. 7.94 million tons were exported, down by 0.5% YoY, while local customers received 4.2 million tons, down by 1.8%. Total deliveries for 2 years were the highest in the last decade, with exports on the level of 8 million…
NLMK Group, an international steelmaking company with operations in Russia, Europe and the USA, announces the appointment of Cornelius Louwrens the CEO of NLMK Belgium Holdings plate business. It includes two of NLMK Group’s European sites: NLMK Clabecq (Belgium) and NLMK Verona (Italy), and together with NLMK DanSteel (Denmark), comprises the NLMK Europe Plate Division.…
NLMK Group, an international steelmaking company with operations in Russia, Europe and the USA, has appointed Dmitry Stopkevich the new CEO of NLMK Russia Long Products Division (NLMK Long Products), one of the largest manufacturers of long products and metal ware in Russia. The division was previously managed by Grigory Fedorishin, who was appointed Head…
