Russian mining and steel group Mechel has announced that it has obtained a certificate of compliance with the requirements of the Customs Union’s Technical Regulations for its rails of up to 100 meters in length, enabling the company to begin supplying Russian Railways with products from its subsidiary Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant (CMP).
Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant’s universal rolling mill can produce up to 1.1 million mt of products annually. The mill employs a unique heat treatment technology which allows it to produce high-performance rails and structural shapes, with excellent wear resistance, durability and fatigue endurance.