MMK Substantially Increases Shipments to Bridge-Building and Shipbuilding Sectors

In 2012 Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) significantly increased the volume of its shipments to Russian enterprises engaged in shipbuilding and bridge building.

Shipbuilding steel is unique in its high level of resistance to corrosion, low-temperature toughness and also the effects of saltwater. It is used to make the bodies of icebreakers, offshore drilling platforms, ship hauls as well as instruments, wharfs, pontoons and more.

The volume of shipbuilding steel shipments by MMK increased by 39% to 75 thousand tonnes in 2012. In part, Vyborg Shipyard, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation, received 7 thousand tonnes of rolled stock of normal and high-strength steel. This steel will primarily be used in the construction of an icebreaker for the federal state unitary enterprise Rosmorport.

MMK’s shipbuilding steel has been certified by Bureau Veritas (France), the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, the Russian River Register, the Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV), and the German classification society Germanischer Lloyd (GL).

The bridge-building industry pays very close attention to metal quality. The work of bridges with dynamic loads and direct atmospheric exposure can induce brittleness and the development of corrosion. This is why heightened attention is paid to low temperature toughness, impact strength, durability and corrosion resistance of steel products. Last year MMK more than doubled its shipment volume to this sector, bringing the total to 67 thousand tonnes.