20 March 2013
PJSC YENAKIIEVE STEEL Mill-550 developed the new rolled shape – equal channel No.8В manufacturing, widely used in railway car building.
This new rolled shape is manufactured from continuous cast billet of 09Г2С steel grade. For the new product type development PJSC YENAKIIEVE STEEL Rolling Shop specialists required less than three months. Meanwhile, the roll stock has been enlarged; specifically for this shape, the rolls grooving calculation has been performed with further roll fittings manufacturing.
“To keep a client-focused approach, we are continuously expanding our production mix, - mentioned Alexander Podkorytov, PJSC YENAKIIEVE STEEL General Director. – During 2012, 9 types of products from 9 new steel grades have been already developed at our Works”.
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Hot rolled steel channel No. 8В is manufactured in line with GOST 5267.1-90. This channel is a U-shaped metal product. This kind of product is commonly rolled from the hot billets at section mills. The channel number corresponds to its size (i.e. the distance between the channel faces), expressed in centimeters (cm). Regarding the rolling accuracy rate there are the following types of channels: extra accuracy — Б; standard accuracy — В.
PJSC Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works, comprised of Yenakiieve Steel and its Makiivka branch, is a world leader in commercial billet production. The company produces cast billet, bar products and various section rolled products (beams, channels, angles, etc.) as well. Yenakiieve Steel production performance for 2011are as follows: 1.9 mln. tones of hot sinter, 2.3 mln. tones HM, 2.7 mln. tones of liquid steel, 2.6 mln. tones of rolled product. Yenakiieve Steel is the only producer of shapes for elevator tracks within Ukraine.
Two up-to-date blast furnaces (BF No.3 and BF No.5) and first continuous casting machines (CCM) manufactured in Ukraine are operating at Yenakiieve Steel. In 2012 BF No.3 was acknowledged as the best industrial facility in Ukraine according to the competition by Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Housing of Ukraine.
For the second time Yenakiieve Steel implements, in Yenakiievo and Makiivka, which are towns of presence, the social programme “We improve our town with our own hands”. The allocated funds exceeded UAH 500 th. for 2011-2012. In 2012 Yenakiieve Steel management and local authorities signed “Town-Works” social and economic development agreement, aimed to create comfortable living conditions for citizens.
Yenakiieve Steel is part of Metinvest Group’s Metallurgical Division.
METINVEST GROUP is an international vertically integrated steel and mining group of companies, managing every link of the value chain, from mining and processing iron ore and coal to making and selling semi-finished and finished steel products. The Group comprises steel and mining production facilities located in Ukraine, Europe and the USA and has a sales network covering all key global markets. The Group consists of Metallurgical and Mining Divisions. Metinvest’s strategic vision is to become the leading vertically integrated steel producer in Europe, delivering sustainable growth and profitability resilient to business cycles and providing investors with returns at above the industry benchmarks.
The major shareholders of the Company METINVEST B.V. (a holding company of Metinvest Group) are SCM Group (71.25% ownership) and Smart-Holding (23.75% ownership) partnering in Company’s management.
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