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In February 2014, NLMK announced a new phase of the Company’s strategy. Following expansion of the scale of the business, capital-intensity decreases and the focus shifts to enhancing operational efficiency.
In 2007-2017, NLMK invested $12 billion, thanks to which it was able to almost double its steelmaking capacity; expand its product mix; improve product quality, occupational health and safety; and reduce its environmental footprint.
Launch of BF-7 and a new BOF in 2011 supported the expansion of Novolipetsk steelmaking capacity to 13 million tonnes.
Following the launch of NLMK Kaluga in 2013, the next generation mini-mill, NLMK expanded its presence in the Russian long product market.
Following the launch of the Quenching and Tempering Line at NLMK Clabecq in 2011, NLMK mastered the production of unique Quard and Quend plate grades.
Key investment projects of NLMK Group
Cogeneration plant – Installation of turbogenerator No.1 with a capacity of 50 MW
Steelmaking slag preparation shop – Construction of BF-6 sludge dewatering unit
Water supply shop. Construction of a pump filter station for residual waters in the Mill-2000 closed-loop water cycle
Cogeneration plant - Installation of turbogenerator No.7 with a capacity of 50 MW
Dynamo steel production – Construction of hot dip galvanizing line No.2 based on the existing continuous annealing line
BOF Shop No.1 - Complex of curved-type continuous casting machine No.4 and construction of ladle metallurgy facility Nos. 4 and 6
Cold rolling and coating operations – Electroerosion roll texturing machine
Cold rolling and coating operations – Electroerosion roll texturing machine
Hot rolling operations – Construction of a hot-rolled strip preparation and slitting unit
BOF Shop No.1 - Overhaul of vacuum degasser
Cold rolling and coating operations – Construction of a cold-rolled strip preparation and inspection unit
Hot rolling operations – Reconstruction of reheating furnace No. 5
Cogeneration plant - Expansion of the Cogeneration plant/Steam plant with boiler No.13
BOF Shop No.2 - Construction of pig iron desulfurization unit
Gas Shop – Production of hydrogen through natural gas reforming
Cold rolling and coating operations - Construction of pre-painting line No.2
BF Shop No.1 – Reconstruction of Blast Furnace No. 5 cast yard dedusting system
Coke and chemical operations - Reconstruction of coke battery No.1
Cold rolling and coating operations – Hot-dip galvanizing facility with HDGL-3
Waste water treatment – Reconstruction of utility and industrial waste water treatment
Cogeneration plant - Installation of a 25 MW turbogenerator
BOF Shop No. 1 - Pig iron desulfurization unit in ladles
Slag preparation shop - Construction of knock-out facility sizing unit
Hot rolling operations – Reconstruction of Mill 2000 remover
Hot rolling operations – Reconstruction of reheating furnace No.4
Coke and chemical operations – Reconstruction of coke battery No.2
Cogeneration plant - Replacement of 25 MW turbogenerator No. 2
Oxygen shop - Construction of air separation unit No.5
Oxygen shop - Construction of air separation unit No.4
BOF Shop No.2 – Reconstruction of continuous casting machine (CCM No. 6)
Water supply – Upgrade of the plant’s technical water supply system
BOF Shop No.2 - Reconstruction of continuous casting machine (CCM No. 7)
Dynamo steel production - Construction of continuous hot-dip galvanizing line No.4
BOF Shop No.1 – Reconstruction of BOF gas exhaust ducts
BOF Shop No.2 – Construction of two ladle furnaces
Dynamo steel production - Construction of pre-painting line No.3
Dynamo steel production – Construction of a reversing mill
Transformer steel production – Construction of insulation coating and straightening annealing unit
BOF Shop No.2 - Construction of BOF No.1 with shop expansion
Blast furnace No.7 with a 150 MW recovery cogeneration plant
BOF Shop No.2 - Reconstruction of continuous casting machine (CCM No. 8)
BOF Shop No.1 - Upgrade of continuous casting machine (CCM No.3)
BOF Shop No.2 - Construction of an RH vacuum degasser
Hot rolling operations – Upgrade of finishing mill equipment with installation of HAGCs at stands Nos. 6, 7, 8, 9; work roll bending and shifting systems at stands Nos. 7, 11, 12
Hot rolling operations - Reconstruction of reheating furnace No. 3
Quenching and tempering line (Q&T)
Reconstruction and upgrade of medium and fine crushing stage
BOF Shop No.1 - Construction of two one-position ladle furnaces
BOF Shop No.2 - Construction of pig iron desulfurization unit No. 2
Refractory shop – Construction of roasting furnace
Reconstruction of rolling mill
Construction of 4th section of beneficiation plant
Sintering operations – Reconstruction of central aspiration system No.2
Dynamo steel production – Reconstruction of thermal treatment and coating line No. 5 for nitriding electrical anisotropic steel
BF Shop No.1 Pulverized coal injection system for Blast furnace No.5
Launch of NLMK Kaluga
Vtorchermet NLMK. Opening of Podolsk site
Mine expansion to 32 million tonnes
Development of mining transportation system
BF Shop No.1 - Pulverized coal injection system for Blast furnace No.4
Cogeneration plant – Installation of turbogenerator No.1 with a capacity of 50 MW
Hot rolling operations – Technical upgrade of Mill 2000 roll-out table with a roll drive control system and an accelerated cooling system (Stage 1)
Cogeneration plant - Replacement of 50 MW turbogenerator No. 4
Cold rolling and coating operations – Reconstruction of bell-type furnace area (Stage 1)
Oxygen shop - Construction of air separation unit No. 16
NSMMZ – Reconstruction of gas purification system at EAF shops 1,2 - Stage 1
BF Shop No.1 - Pulverized coal injection system for Blast furnace No.4
Sintering operations – Reconstruction of lime feed tract aspiration units
Refractory shop – Construction of central gas treatment system for shart furnaces Nos. 1-3
Refractory shop – Reconstruction of bulk material handling tract aspiration units at are No. 3 with replacement by bag filters
Cold rolling and coating operations - Reconstruction of bell-type furnace area (Stage II)
Sintering operations – Replacement of GST-81 screens by Schenck screens
Steelmaking slag preparation shop - Construction of BF slag handling area
Capex, $ mln
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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154 | 239 | 269 | 580 | 619 | 958 | 1934 | 1121 |
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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1463 | 2048 | 1453 | 756 | 563 | 595 | 559 | 592 |