In January-September Zaporizhstal paid 2.2 billion UAH of taxes to the state budget, up from 1.9 billion UAH in Q1-3 2015. In particular the company paid 470 million UAH to the local budget, up by 60%, or by 175 million UAH YoY. “The main contribution of metal makers into the economy development is the effective…
In January-September Zaporizhstal produced 2.94 million tons of steel, down by 1.3% YoY. According to the company statement, its pig iron output dropped by 1.3%, to 2.74 million tons, while that of rolled metal – went up by 0.1%, to 2.55 million tons. In September Zaporizhstal produced 337.1 thousand tons of pig iron, 346.4 thousand…
In 2016 Zaporizhstal will spend 3.8 million UAH on working conditions improvement. “Within the program, started in 2012, Zaporizhstal continues its work to create the ultimately comfortable conditions of work for its employees. We have spent 2.9 million UAH on capital repairs of different shops. By the end of the year overhauls of the objects…
Zaporizhstal has halted its sintering machine No. 6 to install the new gas-purifying system. “In 45 days the environmental project valued at 870 million UAH will be completed. In early November the sintering factory chimneys will show the result”, said the company CEO Rostislav Shurma. Zaporizhstal started active construction works in mid-August. (Ukrainian metal)
Zaporizhstal has started constructing blast furnace No. 3. According to the company CEO Rostislav Shurma, the construction will last for 5 months. The blast furnace will contain 2 dust extraction machines and the gas-purifying machine. (Ukrainian metal)
In August Zaporizhstal decreased pig iron, steel and rolled metal output. In particular, according to the company statement, it produced 297.3 thousand tons of pig iron, 322.2 thousand tons of steel and 275.1 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 29 thousand tons, 27.5 thousand tons and 15.6 thousand tons YoY, respectively. (Ukrainian metal)
Zaporizhstal has reported shortages of limestone due to the problems with railroad transportation in Donetsk region. “The unsolved problems with railroad transportation from the uncontrolled territories of Donetsk region affect Zaporizhstal. We have been using only Ukraine-produced limestone. But now due to difficulties with delivery of this raw material from our major supplier – Komsomolskoye…
Zaporizhstal plans to finish the construction of the gas-purifying complex for its sintering machine No. 6 in October. “We have been constructing gas-purifiers for the past two years. By the end of October the construction of the sixth sintering machine gas-purifier will have been completed and the whole sintering shop gas-purifying complex will have been…