JSC “ZAPORIZHSTAL”: THE RESULTS OF PRODUCTION IN JUNE AND FOR 6 MONTHS OF 2015

In June of 2015, the increase of production figures at PJSC “Zaporizhstal” was noted: iron production volume increased by 25,3%, steel production — by 9 %, and rolled stock production — by 8,9% in comparison with the same period of 2014.

337,1 thousand tonnes of iron, 350,7 thousand tonnes of steel and 297,0 tonnes of rolled stock were produced in June of 2015.

Index description Unit of measurement
  June of 2014
June of 2015
  June of 2015 to June of 2014, thousand tonnes
June of 2015 to June of 2014%
Iron production volume thousand tons 269,0 337,1 68,1 125,3
Steel production volume thousand tons 321,8 350,7 28,9 109,0
Rolled stock production volume thousand tons 272,7 297,0 24,4 108,9

1797,6 thousand tonnes of iron, 1945,3 thousand tonnes of steel, 1677,4 thousand tonnes of rolled stock were produced January through June of 2015.

Index description Unit of measurmement
January-June of 2014
January-June of 2015
January-June of 2015 to January-June of 2014, thousand tonnes
 January-June   of 2015 to January-June of 2014, %
Iron production volume thousand tons 1642,4 1797,6 155,2 109,4
Steel production volume thousand tons 1941,2 1945,3 4,1 100,2
Rolled stock production volume thousand tons 1682,1 1677,4 – -4,7 99,7

The increase in production in June 2015 (compared to the same period of 2014) due to the introduction into oper-ation after a large-scale modernization of the blast furnace (blast furnace №4) with the installation of aspiration systems Stock house assembling the cast house and trestle. Total investment in the project amounted to about 600 million USD.

Recall that the blast furnace №4 is equipped with modern high-efficiency dust and gas cleaning plant, provides dust concentration at the outlet 20 mg/m3, which corresponds to the strictest international standards. Aspiration systems work on the blast furnace №4 reduces emissions at 25% of dust emissions plant. The reconstruction project of the blast furnace 4 is part of a tripartite agreement signed between JSC “Zaporizhstal”, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine and Zaporizhzhya Regional Council.

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