Evraz to supply rails to Brazil

Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz Group has reported that it has signed two contracts to supply steel rails to Brazil. For the first time, the company will ship rails produced at its West-Siberian Steel Plant (Evraz ZSMK) to Latin America.

Evraz ZSMK will ship 4,000 mt of 60E1-compliant rais to TIISA Construction Company. Head-hardened, with improved wear- and contact fatigue resistance, these rails will be laid into a 30-kilometer track to connect the largest Latin American pulp mill to the network of Brazil's key railway operator, ALL (Latin American Logistics).

The other contract, for 300 mt of head-hardened 60E2 rails, was signed with BR RAILPARTS. This lot will be utilised to fit out the turnout switches in a new railway constructed by the Brazilian government.

EVRAZ has scheduled the first rail shipments to its Brazilian customers for February this year. At the end of January, representatives of the Latin American companies visited EVRAZ ZSMK to audit production and verify product quality.