NLMK Kaluga continues to expand mix of products for construction

In 2014, NLMK Kaluga shipped 288,400 tons of billets; 625,000 tons of rebar; and 2,800 tons of angles.

Flexible process solutions implemented at NLMK Kaluga allow for swift readjustment of the rolling mill that produces long products, based on customer requirements or market conditions.

NLMK Kaluga plans to master an even wider range of sections for use in the construction industry. In 2015, the plant plans to offer its clients 63х6, 50х5, 100х9 and 90х8 angles.

«In the current market conditions, NLMK Kaluga is making full use of its competitive advantages: proximity to consumers and sources of raw materials; as well as modern production technologies. The plant is supplying the Russian construction sector with high-quality steel products that are in great demand, promoting import replacement,» Alexander Burayev, NLMK Long Products General Director, said.

The launch of NLMK Kaluga in July 2013 was the event of the year for Russian ferrous metallurgy. The project is based on the mini-mill concept of locating EAF steelmaking and rolling operations in close proximity to sources of raw materials and consumers of finished goods. Alongside new products, the plant’s product mix currently includes #12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 and 25 rebar.

About NLMK Kaluga
NLMK Kaluga is a next-generation EAF mill, part of NLMK Group’s Long Products Division. NLMK Kaluga was launched in July 2013. Investment in the construction of the plant totaled more than RUB 38 billion, of which around RUB 7.5 billion was spent on environmental protection measures.

The plant is located in the Vorsino industrial park in Kaluga region, which has 33 companies among its residents.

The plant is located in the heart of the Central Federal District; the region with the largest market for long steel products in Russia. The plant is 73 km from Moscow by road, and a little over 90 km by rail. The central region accounts for approximately 30% of long steel consumption in Russia, with only 9% of its production. The region benefits from a surplus of scrap, NLMK Kaluga’s key feedstock material, of around 2.3 million tons per year. Scrap is supplied by NLMK Group’s in-house scrap collecting network, Vtorchermet NLMK.

NLMK Kaluga’s steelmaking and long product capacities are 1.5 million tons and 0.9 million tons per annum, respectively. The facility is uniquely equipped in Russia to produce the widest range of premium-grade long products for use in construction.

About NLMK Long Products
NLMK Long Products (part of NLMK Group), is the leading manufacturer of long products and metalware on the Russian market.

NLMK Long Products companies make up an integrated production chain from the collection and processing of ferrous scrap to the manufacture of HVA steel products – rebar, wire rod and metalware.

Long Products Division’s production facilities produce up to 3.7 million tons per year of liquid steel; and 2.9 million tons per year of rebar and wirerod that is both sold to the market and reprocessed at the company’s in-house metalware operations that have a capacity of 0.5 million tons per year.

NLMK Long Products key companies are NSMMZ (EAF steelmaking and long products) and NLMK Metalware located in the Sverdlovsk region, and NLMK Kaluga (EAF steelmaking, rebar and sections) located in the Kaluga region.

Raw materials are provided by Vtorchermet NLMK, one of the largest associations of scrap-collecting companies in Russia operating in different regions across the country.

In 2014, NLMK’s Long Products Division produced 2.7 million tons of steel, 21.1% up on the same period a year earlier. Steel product sales grew by 25.4% to 2.6 million tons. Scrap collection at in-house capacities totaled 2.3 million tons.