Mechel Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant

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Mechel Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant (Челябинский металлургический комбинат (Russian)), also known as CHMK OAO Mechel; Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Combine, is a blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) and electric arc furnace (EAF) steel plant operating in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Location

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  • Location: 2-ya Paveletskaya street, 14, Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk region, Russia, 454047
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 55.270730, 61.436492 (exact)

Background

Construction of the plant started in the 1930s and resumed during World War II; the first steel products were produced in 1943.[1] Previously, the plant was named the "Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant"; in 1983 it received the status of a "combine", being renamed into "Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Combine" (Челябинский металлургический комбинат).[2]

Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant status Construction date Start date Workforce size Iron ore source Coal source
Operating[3] 1942[4] 1943[4] 15196[5] Korshunovskoye and Rudnogorskoye iron ore fields[6] Raspadskaya coal mine

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company GEM ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner company GEM ID
Mechel JSC [100.0%] E100000000860 [100%] Chelyabinskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO[3] 4295887257 E100000130740

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 Main production equipment Detailed production equipment
semi-finished; finished rolled[7] billet; slabs; wire rod; rebar; pipe; square bar; hot-rolled; cold-rolled; stainless steel; rails[7][8] automotive; building and infrastructure; energy; tools and machinery; transport[7][9] 2024[10][11] BF, BOF, EAF[12][13][14] coking plant (# batteries unknown, battery #7 began in Nov. 2006), battery #4 rebuilt in 2009); 1 sinter plant (began in 2005); 3 BF; 3 BOF (BOF #1 (rebuilt in 2019)); 2 EAF (EAF #2 (rebuilt in 2004), EAF #6 (rebuilt in 2004))[12][15][16][17][18]

Table 4: Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 3999 TTPA[19][18][19][18][19][18] 1800 TTPA[19][19] 5799 TTPA[19][18][19][18][19][18][19][19]

Table 5: Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

*Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status* Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 4000 TTPA[12][20][21][16][22][12][23][20][20] 4000 TTPA[12][20][21][16][22][12][23][20][20]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke
4500 TTPA[24][19] 2900 TTPA[19]

Table 7: Actual Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year Total (all routes)
2020
2021 [25]
2022 3300 TTPA[26]

Table 8: Actual Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF Production Total (all routes)
2020
2021 [25]
2022 3200 TTPA 3200 TTPA[27][26]

Blast Furnace Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Announced date Construction date Start date Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
1 operating[12][17][21][28][29][18] unknown unknown 2004-03[28][30] 2030 m³[12][18][31] 1500[12][20] unknown 2004-03[32][33]
4 operating[12][16][17][21][28][29][18][34] unknown unknown 2020-03[35][22][12][16] 1386 m³[18] 1100[21][16][22][12][23][20] unknown 2020-12[36][20][37]
5 operating[18][22][19][20] unknown unknown 2023-09[20] 1719 m³[38][18] 1400[20] unknown 2023-09[20][39]

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