‘Krasny Octyabr’ has restarted electric steel making furnace #5

The electric steel making furnace #5 was put into operation at the electric steel making shop #2 of the Volgograd metallurgical plant “Krasny Octyabr”. Currently the electric steel making shop #2 is preparing for new volumes: the furnace is working in a stable mode, that allows to hope to reach the planned rates by the end of June.

Due to the absence of the correction of the production plan, as of June 27th the reduction of steel making made up 2,304 tons.

The electric steel making capacity is represented by 2 the electric steel making shops. The electric steel making shop #2 has 2 arc steel making furnaces of the average capacity of 130 tons.

The Volgograd metallurgical plant “Krasny Octyabr” is one of the largest producers of high-quality rolled products of special steel marks. In 2016 the enterprise celebrates its 118th anniversary.

Krasny Octyabr ships about 60% of produced goods to the domestic market, the main stake of rolled products is shipped to the pipe enterprises, 40% - is exported. The key countries are Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Belgium.