Metinvest Mining and Metallurgical Group mastered the production of 20 new products in 2024, including six new products at its joint venture, Zaporizhstal, which launched six new products.
According to the group’s press release on Friday, in the face of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has been going on for almost three years, Metinvest remains the country’s economic and industrial backbone. Over the decade of war, the group has managed to launch 422 new products.
This year, most new products were launched in the long products segment (12), cold-rolled coils and sheets (four), hot-rolled coils and sheets (two), and galvanized coils and semi-finished products (one each).
Kametstal and Zaporizhstal accounted for the bulk of new products. One new product was launched by Unisteel, the Group’s galvanized steel producer.
All new long products were launched at Kametstal. Thus, the plant has mastered the production of rebar for reinforced concrete structures: two new sizes and a new strength class according to the Ukrainian national standard DSTU 3760, as well as rebar according to Polish standards.
In addition, the company has launched the production of six types of wire rod made of different steel grades and in various sizes in accordance with Ukrainian, international, European and American standards. The products are used in construction, civil engineering and metal products manufacturing.
In addition, the company has mastered the production of reinforced steel profiles for supporting mine workings such as SVP33 according to Ukrainian standards. These special interchangeable products are used in the manufacture of arch support for domestic mining and metals mines. The company also started production of round rolled products made of St3ps steel with a diameter of 27 mm in accordance with Ukrainian standards, which are used in construction and civil engineering.
Zaporizhstal is the leader in new products in the cold-rolled coil and plate segment: the plant has launched four products. These include S250GD coils made in accordance with Ukrainian and European standards, which are used for further galvanizing and other coatings, and then for the manufacture of lightweight steel thin-walled structures.
The company has also mastered the production of S215G rolled steel, which is suitable for the manufacture of unwelded and welded steel profiles, sheets, main, auxiliary and decorative structural elements. It is manufactured in accordance with the German standard DIN 1623-2.
In addition, the new product is a 2.5 mm thick DC01 coil that meets European standards EN 10130 and EN 10131. The steel is ideal for use in applications where precise product geometry and ease of forming are important, while maintaining sufficient mechanical strength.
The company has started production of 2.1-2.5 mm thick plates cut from hot-rolled coils in a wide range of grades, a versatile material for the production of various structural elements and technical products subject to cold forming.
All cold-rolled products are intended for the construction industry, machine building and metal products segment.
In the hot-rolled coils and sheets segment, Zaporizhstal launched production of two types of rolled products: coils and sheets of S355JR/S355J2 grades with a thickness of 2.75-2.79 mm according to European standards, as well as a newly designed sheet with a size of 5.0×1500×6000 mm made of 09G2/09G2S steel according to Ukrainian technical standards. These products are in demand in the construction and machine-building industries. In particular, the first of these products is used in the production of electric-welded pipes and profiles, and the second is used to manufacture structural elements for freight and passenger railcars.
In the galvanized coils and semi-finished products segment, Unisteel has mastered the production of S250GD-S280GD rolled products from Zaporizhstal coils – these steel grades are used in construction, namely in structures that require a combination of strength and corrosion resistance.
For its part, Kametstal has launched the production of continuously cast square billets that meet higher quality standards both in terms of chemical composition and physical structure after crystallization. These semi-finished products are used to make long and structural shapes for critical applications.
“Metinvest is a vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies. The Group’s enterprises are located primarily in Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovs’k regions. The main shareholders of the holding are SCM Group (71.24%) and Smart Holding (23.76%), which jointly manage it. Metinvest Holding LLC is the management company of Metinvest Group.
