Uzbekistan Metallurgical Enterprise (Uzmetkombinat), the only ferrous metal producer in
Uzbekistan with annual capacity of 750,000 tons of crude steel, is intended to install new equipment for processing of
iron ore concentrate and
production of pellets to use them as a raw material for steel
production.
The enterprise previously imported
scrap from neighboring republics of Central Asia. However, because of decrease in volumes of import deliveries, Uzmetkombinat does not work at full capacity right now.
The new facilities will help the enterprise to overcome existing problem with
scrap deliveries by switching to the self-produced pellets and processed
iron ore concentrate.