Russia’s Abinsk adds 300,000 tpy billet capacity, considers exports

摘要

The Abinsk Electric Steel Works, a unit of a Russian steelmakerNovorosmetall, has increased its billet capacity by 300,000 tonnes peryear to 1.5 million tpy with the modernisation of its minimill,according to technology provider Primetals.Additionally, Abinsk is now able to produce a greater range ofquality steel grades, such as high-carbon steel for wire and springsteel.