Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz has announced the start of mass production at its rolling mill Evraz Caspian Steel in Kostanay, Kazakhstan. The first lot of rebar from the new mill has been already delivered to customers.
According to Evraz, the plant has a planned production capacity of 450,000 mt of rebar per year, with products including rebars of various length, with diameters from 10 mm to 40 mm. Currently, the mill is producing hardened rebar A500S with diameters of 14 mm, 18 mm and 25 mm and A3 rebar made of steel grade 25G2S with diameters of 18 mm and 25 mm.
Evraz Caspian Steel will also produce a unique Evraz rebar A500(SP), allowing savings of up to 25 percent on the amount of metal used during construction works. This rebar has been awarded all necessary certificates in Kazakhstan.
Evraz Caspian Steel is a joint venture between with Evraz and the Kazakhstani company Caspian Group, with the former owning 65 percent and the latter 35 percent.