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Kametstal is finalising preparations for the major overhaul of blast furnace No. 1M

Masha Malonog — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:26:07 +0000

The Kametstal Steel Plant, part of the Metinvest Group, is finalising preparations for the major overhaul of blast furnace No. 1M, scheduled for this year. This is stated in a company announcement. As part of these preparations, the plant is carrying out an inspection and preparation of tools, as well as modernising the unit’s equipment. […]

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Kametstal has upgraded a key component of its pulverized coal fuel system

Masha Malonog — Tue, 12 May 2026 03:41:03 +0000

At the Kametstal steelworks, part of the Metinvest Group, a major overhaul of grinding circuit No. 2 of the pulverized coal fuel (PCF) complex has been completed, marking an important step in the modernization of blast furnace production. The upgrade is aimed at improving equipment reliability and energy efficiency, according to a press release. PFC […]

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Kametstal received $440,000 in benefits from its new lining technology

Masha Malonog — Wed, 06 May 2026 03:30:07 +0000

The converter shop at the Kametstal steel mill, part of the Metinvest Group, achieved a record result by extending the service life of the lining in Converter No. 2 by 1,315 smelting runs. With a guaranteed refractory life of 4,500 melts, the actual figure reached 5,815, representing a 29% increase, according to a press release. […]

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Kametstal has completed the overhaul of ladle furnace No. 1

Masha Malonog — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:59:21 +0000

The Kametstal steel Plant has completed a major overhaul of ladle furnace No. 1 in the converter shop. The unit has already resumed operations and is operating in a rotating cycle with unit No. 2, according to a press release. The ladle furnace is a crucial part of the steelmaking process, where steel undergoes final […]

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Kametstal is carrying out a major overhaul of blast furnace No. 9

Masha Malonog — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:02:57 +0000

At the Kametstal steelworks, part of the Metinvest Group, a third-class overhaul of blast furnace No. 9 is underway this week. The work is being carried out on a “blitz” schedule, which allows for the rapid replacement of critical equipment and minimizes the unit’s downtime, according to a press release. One of the key tasks […]

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Kametstal is introducing new service solutions to optimize costs

Masha Malonog — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:30:25 +0000

The Kametstal Steel Plant is implementing new service solutions to optimize costs and improve production reliability. According to a press release, the Metallurgical Equipment Repair Shop (MER) has expanded its capabilities in the autonomous refurbishment of rotating equipment for the sintering shop. Specifically, specialists have added the repair of two new types of drive gears […]

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Kametstal has completed a major overhaul of Converter No. 2

Masha Malonog — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:12:09 +0000

At the Kametstal steel mill, part of the Metinvest Group, a program of major overhauls of key production equipment for 2026 has begun. The first major phase was the overhaul of Converter No. 2 in the converter shop, according to a press release. The key task was to replace 860 tons of refractory lining that […]

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Kametstal is completing repairs on coke pusher No. 4

Masha Malonog — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:40:09 +0000

The Kametstal Metallurgical Plant, part of the Metinvest Group, is completing the major overhaul of coke pusher No. 4 in the coking shop. This is stated in a company press release. The overhaul began last year and is currently in its final stages. As noted, a team of coke plant operators and repair technicians has […]

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Kametstal has begun producing No. 16 channel sections on its pipe-making mill

Masha Malonog — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:23:57 +0000

The Kametstal Metallurgical Plant, part of the Metinvest Group, has become the first in Ukraine to begin producing No. 16 channel sections on a pipe-making mill. The development of this new shaped profile is part of the company’s program to restore its product range, which was partially lost after the start of the full-scale war, […]

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Kametstal set up a new direction in the repair of pig iron ladles

Masha Malonog — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:13:47 +0000

At the Kametstal steel plant, part of the Metinvest Group, the steel equipment repair shop (CERS) has mastered a new area of work: repairing iron-carrying ladles. The company notes that this decision is intended to support the smooth operation of the blast furnace shop and enable more efficient restoration of critical equipment using its own […]

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Kametstal has begun supplying B500C class rebar to Romania

Masha Malonog — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:33:47 +0000

The rolling mills of the Kametstal steel plant have begun production of a line of B500C class rebar for Romanian consumers. This was reported in a statement by the company. As noted, at the end of last year, these products were successfully certified by the Romanian certification body ICECON. Since the beginning of this year, […]

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Kametstal paid nearly UAH 2 billion in taxes in 2025

Masha Malonog — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:29:11 +0000

For the fourth year running, amid military threats and energy challenges, Metinvest Group’s Kametstal steelworks remains one of the key taxpayers and the main contributor to the budget of Kamensk. According to Metinvest.Media, the company paid more than UAH 1.96 billion in taxes and fees to budgets at all levels in 2025. Of this amount, […]

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Kametstal repaired 349 units of mobile equipment in 2025

Masha Malonog — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:30:21 +0000

Last year, 349 pieces of mobile equipment were repaired at the Kametstal metallurgical plant, which is part of the Metinvest Group. This is stated in the company’s report. The systematic adoption of new repair technologies at the company allows it to reduce equipment restoration costs, according to the metallurgical plant, and last year this strategy […]

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Kametstal resumed operation of its rolling mill after forced downtime

Masha Malonog — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:20:04 +0000

The Kametstal Metallurgical Plant, part of the Metinvest Group, resumed operation of its rolling mill in January this year after a prolonged forced shutdown. This was reported in a statement by the company. “In the extremely difficult conditions of energy instability caused by unprecedented shelling of infrastructure, the rolling mill operators returned to production and […]

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Kametstal rebar expands its presence in EU markets

Masha Malonog — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:15:12 +0000

Metinvest Group’s steel products continue to strengthen their position in European construction markets. At the end of 2025, Kametstal’s reinforcing steel significantly expanded its supply geography in the EU. After receiving the green light on the Romanian market for B500C class rebar in October, in December the company completed the official certification of B500SP and […]

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Kametstal mastered 7 new types of steel products in 2025

Masha Malonog — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 12:27:59 +0000

In 2025, the Kametstal Steel Plant once again confirmed its leading position among the steel enterprises of the Metinvest Group in terms of the number of new product ranges developed. Of the 11 new types of metal products launched by the company during the year, seven were developed and implemented by the team at this […]

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Kametstal completed the most ambitious overhaul program since the war began in 2025

Masha Malonog — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:19:25 +0000

Despite logistical difficulties and energy instability, the Kametstal Steel Plant, part of the Metinvest Group, carried out its most ambitious capital repair program in years during the full-scale war, according to a press release from the company. The most important projects were the overhaul of blast furnace No. 9, a series of major repairs to […]

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Kametstal has completed the reconstruction of continuous casting machine No. 1

Masha Malonog — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:32:41 +0000

As part of the 2025 investment program, the converter shop at the Kametstal steel plant, part of the Metinvest Group, has completed the reconstruction of continuous casting machine No. 1 (CCM-1). This is stated in the company’s press release. The second stage of the project involved upgrading key equipment for the pull-straightening devices, which ensure […]

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Kametstal paid over UAH 1.4 billion in taxes in January-September

Masha Malonog — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:27:04 +0000

The Kametstal Metallurgical Plant, part of the Metinvest Group, paid more than UAH 1.406 billion in taxes and fees to budgets of all levels in Ukraine in January-September 2025, which is almost 22% more than in the same period of 2024. This is stated in the company’s press release. Social and local payments remain the […]

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Kametstal renovates coke production disintegration building

Masha Malonog — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 09:29:53 +0000

A large-scale investment project is underway at the Kametstal Iron and Steel Plant, part of the Metinvest Group, to reconstruct the disintegration department of the coke plant. The aim is to extend the reliable operation and improve the safety of this key coke production unit, according to a press release. The coal preparation department performs […]

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Kametstal starts overhaul of gas pipeline for coke production

Masha Malonog — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:37:06 +0000

The Kametstal Iron and Steel Plant, part of the Metinvest Group, has begun major repairs on the coke oven gas pipeline in the primary gas refrigerators section of the coking chemical products capture workshop. The work is being carried out as part of the Gas Safety-2025 program on the instructions of the company’s CEO, according […]

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Kametstal starts construction of a new blast furnace gas collector

Masha Malonog — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 07:54:55 +0000

The Kametstal metallurgical plant, part of the Metinvest Group, has launched a large-scale construction project for a new blast furnace gas collector in accordance with its capital investment program for 2025. This was announced in a press release from the company. The blast furnace gas collector is a key element of the company’s technological infrastructure. […]

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Kametstal has begun major repairs on its 400/200 rolling mill

Masha Malonog — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:32:27 +0000

The rolling shop of the Kametstal metallurgical plant, part of the Metinvest Group, has begun modernizing the plant’s main rolling mill, 400/200, which will be operating at full capacity in 2025, according to a press release. The main objectives of the repair work are to increase the reliability of key units and reduce energy costs. […]

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Kametstal has begun a series of major repairs to its rolling equipment

Masha Malonog — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:21:33 +0000

The Kametstal steel plant (Metinvest Group) has launched a series of major overhauls of its main rolling equipment as part of its 2025 program. The first object of the large-scale upgrade was the pipe mill, which produces SVP-27 mine props and blanks for large-diameter grinding balls, according to a press release. The main focus of […]

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Kametstal produced a record 7,000 tons of grinding balls in August

Masha Malonog — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 07:20:33 +0000

In August 2025, the ball rolling section of Kametstal’s rolling mill set a historic record, producing more than 7,000 tons of grinding balls of various diameters for the first time. This is the highest figure in the section’s history and an important step in improving the company’s efficiency, according to a press release. Grinding balls […]

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An increase in state monopoly tariffs is completely unacceptable for Ukraine’s iron and steel sector – Kametstal CEO

Masha Malonog — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:11:17 +0000

The increase in railway tariffs and tariffs for the transmission and dispatching of electricity in the context of unfavorable conditions on the world market could lead to a critical decline in the competitiveness of Ukrainian steelmakers. At the same time, the country is losing strategically important scrap due to loopholes in export duties, and the […]

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Kametstal is upgrading equipment at coke oven battery No. 5

Masha Malonog — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:09:36 +0000

Work is continuing in the coke shop of the Kametstal metallurgical plant to upgrade the equipment of coke oven battery No. 5 as part of the 2025 capital repair program. One of the main tasks is the modernization of coke pusher No. 4, a machine responsible for delivering finished coke from the chambers to special […]

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Kametstal doubles production of high-quality billets at continuous casting machine No. 1

Masha Malonog — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 03:16:38 +0000

The Kametstal steel plant continues to strengthen its position in the market, where one of the key trends is the growing demand for continuously cast steel billets produced using the stop casting technology. Thanks to systematic measures and equipment modernization, the company has significantly increased its output of high-quality products. On continuous casting machine No. […]

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Kametstal repairs converter No. 2 waste heat boiler

Masha Malonog — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:05:53 +0000

The Kametstal Metallurgical Plant continues large-scale overhaul of converter No. 2. A team of specialists is working according to the schedule for the second stage, the main task of which is to replace key equipment of the waste heat boiler. This is stated in the company’s report. The waste heat boiler is the most important […]

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Kametstal has set up the production of 100 mm grinding balls of the highest hardness

Masha Malonog — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 09:59:32 +0000

The ball rolling section of the rolling mill at the Kametstal iron and steel plant has successfully mastered the production of 100 mm grinding balls of increased hardness, a product that is critical for the stable operation of mining and processing plants (M&P). This is stated in the company’s report. This is another step by […]

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Overhaul of key boiler unit No. 9 has begun at Kametstal’s thermal power plant

Masha Malonog — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 05:57:31 +0000

In the boiler room of the Kametstal steel plant’s thermal power plant, major repairs have begun on the most powerful medium-pressure boiler unit No. 9. This unit plays a critical role in meeting the plant’s technological needs, producing steam for turbo blowers and key production units. This is stated in the company’s press release. A […]

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Kametstal completes large-scale overhaul of blast furnace No. 9

Masha Malonog — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:02:03 +0000

Kametstal, a member of Metinvest Group, has completed the largest overhaul under the 2025 program, the modernization of blast furnace No. 9 (BF-9). After the upgrade, the unit entered the blow-up period, and on June 16, the furnace successfully fulfilled its daily pig iron production target. The company said in a statement. The overhaul was […]

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Kametstal starts upgrading key equipment at BOF vessel No. 2

Masha Malonog — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 08:29:52 +0000

At the Kametstal Iron and Steel Plant, part of the Metinvest Group, a comprehensive overhaul of the main equipment in the converter shop is underway. The next stage of work has begun on converter No. 2, where critical mechanisms are being upgraded, according to a press release from the company. One of the main tasks […]

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The first gas-piston power plant was put into operation at Kametstal

Masha Malonog — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:55:12 +0000

Kametstal officially put into operation the first gas reciprocating power plant at Metinvest Group’s enterprises. The new energy facility was launched on April 15, and all commissioning works were completed in May. The company said in a statement. The power plant consists of four Dalgakiran gas piston units with a total capacity of 10 MW. […]

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Kametstal performs a large-scale overhaul of sintering machine No. 9

Masha Malonog — Wed, 14 May 2025 03:34:43 +0000

Kametstal is carrying out a large-scale overhaul of sintering machine No. 9, one of the key units of its sinter production. This is the largest equipment upgrade in recent years, covering mechanical, electrical and engineering components, according to a press release. The work is carried out daily at all sections of the machine. The process […]

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Kametstal modernizes Ladle Furnace No. 1 in BOF Shop

Masha Malonog — Mon, 12 May 2025 13:00:19 +0000

As part of its scheduled overhaul, Kametstal has upgraded Ladle Furnace No. 1 (LF-1), which plays a key role in the out-of-unit steel finishing process. The work was focused on improving equipment reliability and preventing emergency shutdowns in the future, according to a press release from the company. The centerpiece of the repair was the […]

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Kametstal carries out overhaul of converter No. 1 with renewal of key systems

Masha Malonog — Tue, 06 May 2025 03:01:57 +0000

Kametstal, a Metinvest Group steelmaker, has launched a major overhaul of one of its key steelmaking units, BOF vessel No. 1. The work is being carried out as part of the 2025 overhaul program with a focus on updating the main equipment and power systems, the company said in a statement. The main focus is […]

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Kametstal launches large-scale overhaul of blast furnace No. 9

Masha Malonog — Mon, 05 May 2025 06:33:01 +0000

Kametstal, a Metinvest Group company, has launched one of the largest overhauls under its 2025 program, the second overhaul of blast furnace No. 9 (BF-9). The main work is focused on upgrading critical components of the unit to improve its performance and reliability, the company said in a statement. One of the key tasks of […]

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Kametstal hired 109 young specialists under the First Job Program

Masha Malonog — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 05:13:57 +0000

More than a hundred young specialists have already found their professional start at Kametstal thanks to the First Job program from Metinvest Group. Since its launch, 109 graduates have become part of the company’s production team, according to a press release. The program is aimed at young people who graduated no earlier than 2022 and […]

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Kametstal to start overhauling its main production units in April

Masha Malonog — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:02:53 +0000

In the second half of April, Kametstal, a member of Metinvest Group, will start overhauling its main production units, namely the blast furnace and ladle furnace. This is stated in the message of the company. As noted, since the beginning of April, intensive preparations have been underway at the repair sites of the Metallurgical Equipment […]

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Reconstruction of CCM №2 equipment completed at Kametstal

Masha Malonog — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:46:43 +0000

Kametstal has completed a large-scale reconstruction of the electrical equipment of continuous casting machine No. 2 (CCM-2) in the converter shop. This is stated in the company’s message. The investment project was implemented in two stages: in 2023, the first, second and third streams of the machine were modernized, and recently the fourth, fifth and […]

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Kametstal launches heating furnace for waste oil after overhaul

Masha Malonog — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 03:14:54 +0000

After a major overhaul, Kametstalhas put into operation a fire heating furnace for the recovery oil in the coking chemicals recovery shop. The equipment upgrade is aimed at stabilizing the technological process and reducing the company’s energy costs, according to a press release. The furnace performs a key function in the production of crude benzene […]

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Kametstal introduces an adaptation system for new employees

Masha Malonog — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 06:22:29 +0000

Kametstal, a member of Metinvest Group, is introducing an adaptation system for new employees. The program helps newcomers integrate into the workflow faster, master the necessary skills and become effective team members, according to a press release from the company. In wartime, the company, like many others, is facing a staff shortage. Due to the […]

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Kametstal reduces costs by repairing equipment in-house

Masha Malonog — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 04:24:01 +0000

Kametstal continues to systematically develop new repair products that help reduce the cost of equipment restoration. The specialists of the Metallurgical Equipment Repair Shop (MES) have already started implementing the program for 2025, successfully fulfilling orders from the plant’s metallurgical divisions, according to a press release. One of the key achievements was the introduction of […]

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Kametsteel performed overhaul of boiler No. 6 of thermal power plants

Masha Malonog — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:04:54 +0000

Kametsteel has successfully completed a major overhaul of its medium-pressure boiler unit No. 6, which has a capacity of 90 tons of steam per hour. The restoration of the equipment will contribute to the stable supply of steam to the plant and increase the efficiency of the unit, according to a press release from the […]

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