Evraz to increase reinforcing bars output at ZapSib

Russian steelmaker and iron ore producer Evraz Group (Evraz) has announced its plans to increase the reinforcing steel bar output at its subsidiary West-Siberian Steel Works (ZapSib).
 
With this aim, Evraz has implemented a large-scale investment project for the modernization of the light section mill 250-2 at ZapSib's section rolling shop, directed towards the increase of its production capacity. As a result, this year ZapSib will be able to additionally produce about 30,000 mt of reinforcing bars, and, starting from 2011, over 50,000 mt annually.
 
ZapSib's light section mill 250-2 is scheduled to start operating at new designed capacities in May 2010.