Severstal has bought out all the remaining eurobonds with maturity in 2018. According to the group statement, it has paid $548.62 million for them. “Thus, our obligations to the bond holders have been completely fulfilled”, the company said. Eurobonds valued at $600 million were issued by Steel Capital SA in 2013 with the interest rate…
From March 1 Severstal has started selling locked-coil ropes in metal drums only. The drum is included in the price, but could be bought out by the company. “The main goal of the innovation is to keep the rope safe while loading, transporting and unloading. The wooden drum could break, which could damage the rope.…
In 2017 Russia consumed 4.3 million tons of rolled metal with coating. According to Severstal Russian Steel flat rolled metal sales director Kirill Kiryushkin, imports from Kazakhstan grew, but fell from China and Ukraine. This year a slight increase in consumption of galvanized and coated steel is expected – by 2%. Last year Severstal was…
Severstal has modernized the 2000-mill in the machine-building center Tyazhmash shop. “The investment project estimated at over 48 million rubles will increase the press efficiency, improve the product quality and decrease its prime cost”, Severstal Russian Steel CEO Vadim Germanov noted. After modernization the precision of forgings increased, as tolerance dropped from 10 to 3-5…
In 2018 Severstal will provide KAMAZ with at least 60 thousand tons of metal. According to the group statement, it supplies cold- and hot-rolled sheets to the largest truck producer in Russia, Last year Severstal sold 58 thousand tons of metal to KAMAZ. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2018 Severstal will spend over 31 billion rubles for the development of Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works and other assets of the Russian Steel division. More than half of investments will fall on the development projects, the major being the construction of a new blast furnace No. 3 with the capacity of 2.9 million…
In 2017 Severstal Distribution increased sales by 13% YoY, to 1.75 million tons. The distribution network sold 16% of all steel produced by Severstal Russian Steel last year. Revenue exceeded $1 billion. Sales in Russia demonstrated the largest growth – by 18% YoY, to 890 thousand tons, with revenue preliminary at $515 million. Sales to…
In 2017 Severstal delivered some 180 thousand tons of rolled metal to Russian manufacturers of household appliances and industrial packaging, up by 10% YoY. The increase has to do with the growth of the client base and consumption. “Deliveries to Russian manufacturers of household appliances increased last year by 33%, to 58 thousand tons. Having…
