The Ukrainian steelmaker Makeevsk Metallurgical Plant (Makeevsk) has disclosed that it may start supplying
pig iron for export in the very near future. In an interview with SteelOrbis, a representative of the mill stated that at the end of last year Makeevsk put into operation additional capacity for the
production of
pig iron which will allow the mill to start offering
pig iron for export. The possible foreign buyers of the mill's
pig iron may include one of the largest
US steel producers,
Nucor Corporation (Nucor). Officials from the US steelmaker visited Makeevsk last October and expressed their satisfaction with the quality of the mill's
pig iron. However, neither deliveries nor supply agreements have yet been concluded.