Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has upgraded its reversing cold rolling mill for production of electrical grain-oriented (GO) steel in order to increase annual capacity of the mill from 67,000 mts to 130,000 mts. The upgrade will also increase production of steel with advanced magnetic properties.
This project is part of the second phase of NLMK's Technical Upgrading Program. The program, which will take place from 2007 to 2011, will increase production of high-value added products.
Moreover, new pickling facilities at the grain-oriented steel plant at NLMK's main production site in Lipetsk will come on stream by the end of 2007.