NLMK has successfully passed audit to participate in Nord Stream
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2013-03-28 07:15:32
NLMK has successfully passed the audit of the Norwegian certification association Det Norske Veritas (DNV) as a potential slabs supplier for large diameter pipes production for the «Nord Stream Extension» (NEXT) project.
DNV in the real production mode has inspected the technological process of “heavy” slabs production of 355 mm thickness and 2,150 mm width: metal scrap preparation – casting, out-of-furnace treatment and steel pouring – quality control of surface and macrostructure of steel blanks. Auditors checked the technological documentation of the company to meet the international standards and the system of preparation and training of the technological personnel of the converter shop #2.
