On the eve of Metallurgist Day, Vladimir Putin arrived on a working trip to the Ural Federal District. The first item on the agenda was a visit to the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK). Accompanied by Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Ural Federal District Artem Zhoga, Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Alexei Teksler, as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works Viktor Rashnikov and MMK General ...

Irkutsk-based Service TechnoProm LLC has built Russia's biggest centrifugal concentrator for the mining industry, the Irkutsk regional government's press service said. "This equipment is designed to extract gold, platinum and other valuable metals when ores from hardrock deposits are processed. The Irkutsk model's capacity is up to 1,000 tonnes per hour, and there are very few concentrators like it in the world today," the report says, quoting Nikita Kiselev, CEO of Service TechnoProm. The equipment ...

In recent years, the Russian metal processing market has shown steady growth, largely driven by the need for technological sovereignty, active import substitution, and the adoption of modern manufacturing technologies. Following the exit of several foreign suppliers, domestic enterprises faced the challenge not only of maintaining previous production levels but also of ensuring product competitiveness in response to rising demands from clients across diverse sectors — from automotive and heavy ...

Rosatom started production of reactor equipment for the first unit of a small-scale nuclear power plant being developed in Uzbekistan under a Russian-led project, the state corporation’s press service told reporters. "Today, Rosatom began manufacturing reactor equipment for the first unit of the small modular nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan," the press service stated on the sidelines of Energy Week, which is taking place in Tashkent on July 13-15. The press service added that Rosatom’s facility ...

At the production site in Chengdu (China, Erzhong Heavy Machinery Plant), the casting of the bed of the 2800 hot rolling mill for Ashinskiy Metallurgical Works was successfully completed. In order to achieve uniform distribution of metal structure along the entire length of the casting, the technology of simultaneous casting by three steel ladles was applied, which will make it possible to achieve the required stand rigidity and ensure maximum rolling force. The project team is focused on the ...

Until 2022, Russia was heavily reliant on Europe for supplies of metallurgical and machine-building equipment. In 2021, Russian enterprises purchased approximately $1 billion worth of such equipment, including $700 million from EU suppliers. The main suppliers of metallurgical equipment were SMS Group (Germany), Danieli (Italy) and Primetals Technologies (headquartered in London). In 2022, a shift in trend was observed. In light of the recent trade restrictions, European firms have almost completely ...