LLC “Spetsmash” (Moscow, Russia):

V. V. Reshetov

A. I. Trushin

LLC “Ferrotrade” (Beloretsk, Russia):

V. S. Valavin
V. V. Bredikhin

E-mail: nppsm@mail.ru

In the context of the significant cost of credit resources, construction of giant plants with large metallurgical aggregates becomes quite costly event. The new principles of creation of less capital- intensive metallurgical complexes with shortened technological cycles and greater maneuverability succeed. In recent decades, a greater interest has been shown in the creation of mini steel plants with an annual production of less than 100 thousand tons, and in some cases even at the level of 5–30 thousand tons. Currently, pilot enterprise for the production of rods with diameter 6–10 mm of high- alloy steels and special alloys is constructed at the LLC “Ferrotrade” (Beloretsk) plant. By the beginning of 2014 a steelmaking facility was built and construction of the rolling mill had begun. The main technological equipment of the steelmaking facility is represented by midrange induction melting furnace IST0.45 produced by LLC “SPE Kurai” (Ufa) with capacity of up to 0.5 tons and onestrand HCC produced by LLC “Spetsmash” (Moscow) with Ø60 mm section of the billet.

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