Zaporizhstal has purchased a LiuGong front-end loader for the blast furnace shop. Investments amounted to 2 million UAH. The efficiency of the new machine is higher compared with previous analogues: fuel consumption is 15% lower, while performance is 14% higher. (Ukrainian metal)
Since 2012, Zaporizhstal has spent 15 billion UAH on the ecological modernization. According to the company CEO Alexander Mironenko, in particular, the company has reconstructed three blast furnaces, which now meet all the modern technological and environmental standards. Zaporizhstal has also modernized its sinter factory, decreasing dust emission by 70%. Until the end of the…
In August, Zaporizhstal decreased steel output by 4.2% YoY, to 336 thousand tons. Rolled metal manufacture dropped by 2.9%, to 282.3 thousand tons, while that of pig iron grew by 0.2%, to 394.8 thousand tons In January-August, the company produced 2.899 million tons of pig iron, 2.455 million tons of steel and 2.086 million tons…
In July, Zaporizhstal produced 343.4 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 3.4% YoY. Steel output dropped by 5.5%, to 304.6 thousand tons, and rolled metal – by 1.8%, to 255.4 thousand tons. In H1, the company produced 2504.7 thousand tons of pig iron, 2119.7 thousand tons of steel and 1804.2 thousand tons of rolled…
In June, Zaporizhstal produced 366.2 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 27.9% YoY. In 6 months output grew by 2%. Steel manufacture in June increased by 1.2%, to 310.7 thousand tons, and rolled metal – by 2.5%, to 259.1 thousand tons. In January-June, Zaporizhstal produced 1.815 million tons of steel and 1.548 million tons…
Metinvest does not intend to shut down its outdated open-hearth manufacture at Zaporizhstal before the oxygen-converter shop is constructed. At the same time, construction is postponed because of the lack of funds. Last year the group prepared a construction site and built a new road in Zaporozhye valued at 220 million UAH. “But because of…
In May, Zaporizhstal produced 321.5 thousand tons of steel, down by 6% YoY. Rolled metal manufacture dropped by 7.8%, to 269.1 thousand tons, while that of pig iron grew by 16.9%, to 391.7 thousand tons. In January-May, Zaporizhstal produced 1795.1 thousand tons of pig iron (-2% YoY), 1504.2 thousand tons of steel (-12.1%) and 1287.8…
In April, Zaporizhstal produced 223.3 thousand tons of steel, down by 34.5% YoY. Rolled metal manufacture dropped by 23.2%, to 222.2 thousand tons, and pig iron – by 27.4%, to 277.5 thousand tons. The decrease is due to the capital repair of blast furnaces Nos. 2 and 5 and the market situation. In 4 months…