Mechel Reports Successful Sample Production of Rail Rolls at Chelyabinsk Rolling Mill
06/13/2013 - Mechel OAO reported that hot testing of rail rolls production at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant's universal rolling mill has begun.
As part of hot testing, first rolling of R-65 100-meter rails was successfully conducted. This is the first type of rail rolls that the universal rolling mill is capable of producing. Further mastering production of rail steel products will be held as scheduled.
The new mill's annual production capacity totals over 1 million tonnes of structural shapes and rails. When at full capacity, the mill will annually supply up to 400,000 tonnes of high resistance to wear and contact endurance rails for high-speed running, as well as rails for use in low temperatures. The mill's new production will encourage development of related industries in Russia, ensure supplies of high-quality steel products on competitive prices for Russian Railways OAO and construction companies, as well as decrease their dependence on imports. Also, the mill's launch will help resolve several social issues on regional level, such as creating over 1,000 new jobs.
"With the launch of the rail production's hot testing we began the second stage of preparing for the universal rolling mill's launch, which will soon reach completion when we fully master production of other steel profiles — both structural shapes and high-quality rails," Mechel OAO's vice-president for technological development Andrey Deineko said.
Mechel is one of the leading Russian companies. Its business includes four segments: mining, steel, ferroalloy and power. Mechel unites producers of coal, iron ore concentrate, nickel, ferrochrome, ferrosilicon, steel, rolled products, hardware, heat and electric power. Mechel products are marketed domestically and internationally.
