Ural Steel today
The Joint Stock Company Ural Steel (JSC Ural Steel) was founded in 1955 on the base of a unique naturally alloyed iron ore deposit and commercial reserves of limestone, nickel and fire clay.
In 2010, Ural Steel was Russia’s eighth largest steel production facility in terms of steel and finished product output, according to Chermet, with an output of 2.8 million tonnes of crude steel. The plant is a leading producer of strips for large-diameter pipes, pipe billets, bridge construction steel and heavy plates. Ural Steel also produces square billets, heavy sections, extruded profiles, pig iron, coke and coke by-products.
At Ural Steel, METALLOINVEST has successfully implemented a reconstruction of the EAF and the Rolling Mill 2800 shops. Currently the plant is undergoing a gradual reconstruction and replacement of obsolete facilities. A new coke-oven battery #6 with capacity of 690 thousand tonnes per annum is under construction. The new battery will utilise dry quenching technology and have a dedusting system installed, making it more environmentally friendly. As a result, cost reductions can be expected due to on-site metallurgical coke production as opposed to purchasing materials from third parties. A vacuum degasser with capacity of 1.2 million tonnes per annum is being constructed in the EAF. This will result in an increase in the steel products range quality improvements, which will allow to enhance the positions in its niche markets as well as access new markets.
Ural Steel sells its products within Russia and widely exports them to Europe (including Italy, the Baltic countries), the Far East (including Japan, Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Bangladesh and Vietnam), and the Middle East.
