Severstal, one of the largest Russian steelmakers, plans to triple supplies of steel products for
construction of the North European Gas Pipeline (NEGP). The project will enable
Severstal to utilize the mill-5000 at its plant near St. Peterburg and has guaranteed orders until 2010. Moreover, this year
Severstal plans to begin the
production of K60 steel with thickness of 25.8 mm for the United Metallurgical Company's (OMK) Vyksa Metallurgical Plant (VMZ). The company is also working on setting up
production of K60 steel with thickness of 21.6 mm and length of 18 meters for the
Severstal Group's Izhora
Pipe Plant (ITZ).