In short-term prices of metal products will remain stable, but in the mid-term they are expected to decrease. “Taking into account China’s policy, in the nearest 12 months the prices will retain their current levels”, Zaporizhstal CEO Rostislav Shurma said. “At present we are not on the worst stage of the cycle. In short-term some…
In 2017 Zaporizhstal decreased prime cost of raw steel manufacture by $22 per ton. “We have a complex program on prime cost decrease. Last year we took some 400 measures to decrease it, which combined provided around $22 per ton”, the company CEO Rostislav Shurma said. Zaporizhstal has faced the increase of railroad, electricity and…
This year Zaporizhstal intends to produce over 4 million tons of pig iron and steel. “Pig iron manufacture will see the growth of some 15% and steel – around 3.5%”, the company CEO Rostislav Shurma said. Rolled metal output is expected to increase by 5%, to 3.7-3.8 million tons. Pig iron output has considerably increased…
Zaporizhstal has completed the project on environmental reconstruction of its sintering factory. The cost of the project is some $80 million. The modernization was carried out in stages: since 2012 the company has been commissioning one new gas-purifying unit each year. Such terms have to do with the fact, that the manufacturing process was not…
Zaporizhstal has used innovation techniques during the capital repairs of its blast furnace No. 3. According to the company CEO Rostislav Shurma, Mammoet (the Netherlands) has greatly helped in the process. The Dutch delegation visited Zaporizhstal on April 20 to get to know the environment modernization of the plant. In particular, the semi-knock down assembly…
Zaporizhstal has opened the season of shipping metal products via water transport. This year the company intends to deliver some 600 thousand tons of metal via the River Dnepr. Zaporizhstal metal has already been delivered over the water to Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania, Georgia, Serbia and Macedonia. “This year we will keep the volumes of…
Zaporizhstal has successfully passed the re-certification audit of the hot-rolled metal correspondence to EN 10025-1 and the construction norms 305/2011. Cold-rolled coils and sheets have also been certified for the compliance with EN 10130. The audit has been carried out by TUV SUD. Zaporizhstal received EN 10025:2004 and EN 10130:2006 certificates in 2016. Since 2008…
In 2017 Zaporizhstal decreased profits by 15.4% YoY, to $170 million (4.5 billion UAH). According to Metinvest, the company revenue increased by 34.4%, to $1.775 billion, while EBITDA dropped by 18.2%, to $135 million. Metinvest owns 49.9% of Zaporizhstal, 24% of Zaporozhye Iron Ore Complex, 42.8% of Zaporozhkoks and 49.2% of Zaporozhogneupor. At the same…