Ukraine's largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group Metinvest has announced that it has started to supply rolled plates certified for sale in Ukraine. Local steel structure and machinery manufacturers can now buy plates that are in stock to produce goods both for the domestic market and for export. Semi-finished products or export orders according to EU standards were previously produced by special order, which substantially extended lead times.
As part of this initiative, Metinvest’s Ukrainian steelmaking subsidiary Ilyich Iron & Steel Works has streamlined the manufacturing of rolled plates certified as complying with both EN 10025-2 and GOST 14637. The steel meets both European and Ukrainian quality standards in terms of chemical, physical and mechanical properties.