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Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works
Ukrainian steel company
Ukrainian steel company
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Yenakiieve Metallurgical Factory |
| logo | File:Yenakiyevo Metallurgical Factory Logo.svg |
| image | Енакиевский металлургический завод (вид на Аглофабрику).jpg |
| type | Public (subsidiary of YUGMK) |
| traded_as | |
| genre | |
| predecessor | Peter's Factory |
| foundation | |
| founder | |
| defunct | |
| location_city | Yenakiieve |
| location_country | Ukraine |
| key_people | Valery Sherin (CEO) |
| industry | steel production |
| aum | |
| owner | Russian-Belgium Metallurgical Association (1895–1917) |
| Soviet government (1917–1991) | |
| Ukrainian government (1991-1993) | |
| Metinvest (1993-2017) | |
| YUGMK (2021-present) | |
| num_employees | 4500 (2024) |
| parent | Southern Mining and Metallurgical Complex LLC (YUGMK) |
| divisions | Makeevka Metallurgical Plant named after S. M. Kirov |
| homepage |
Soviet government (1917–1991) Ukrainian government (1991-1993) Metinvest (1993-2017) YUGMK (2021-present)
Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works, Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC) (; ; EMZ) is an integrated steelmaking enterprise comprising OJSC Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works and JV Metalen LLC. Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works (Yenakiieve Steel) is a major employer of the city Yenakiieve in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. The works is located in the vicinity of the railway station Yenakiieve and is 60 km from Donetsk.
A trade blockade by Ukrainian activists during the War in Donbas has all but halted production since February 2017. On 1 March 2017 the separatist Donetsk People's Republic nationalized (along with all Ukrainian enterprises located in territory it controlled) the company. The Commercial Court of Donetsk Oblast declared the enterprise bankrupt in July 2019. Since June 2021, the UGMK group (Southern Mining and Metallurgical Complex) has taken over the management of the metallurgical enterprise EMK. In 2024, after a major overhaul, blast furnace No. 5 was reopened and put into operation. It will be able to smelt more than 1 million tons of iron per year.
History
The enterprise has more than 100 years' working experience.
November 1897 - The first blast furnace was blown and first cast iron produced. This date is considered to be the date when Petrovskiy (Yenakiievskiy) steel works was established. Another blast furnace, Bessemer, and rail rolling shops were introduced in December.
1898 - The surrounding area was named Yenakiieve after the name of engineer .
1914 - A total of 6 blast furnaces and 7 open-hearth furnace, 2 converters, 8 rolling mills were operating at the steel works.
1931 - First domestic casting machine was introduced.
1938 - First sintering plant was launched
1968 - The steel works received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
Production
Key types of products producing at Yenakiyeve Steel:
- hot metal and pig iron;
- steel in ingots;
- concast square billets;
- shapes and rolled section
Yenakiyeve Iron and Steel Works was one of the world’s leading square billet producers.
By year
- The volume of rolled metal production in 2011 amounted to 2.176 million tons.
- Rolled metal production in 2019 amounted to 1,446 thousand tons.
- Rolled metal production in 2020 amounted to 677 thousand tons.
References
References
- (15 July 2024). "Путин разрешил пуск доменной печи Енакиевского металлургического завода в ДНР". Vedomosti.
- "News".
- "METINVEST :: About us :: EMZ today".
- "Steelmakers in occupied Donbas cease work due to trade blockade in Ukraine".
- "Збанкрутілий завод Ахметова відсудив у держави понад 200 мільйонів".
- (2024-07-15). "Открытие объектов металлургической промышленности в регионах".
- "Due to the merger of MMZ, EMZ increased its rolled metal production almost twofold".
- "Enakievsky Metallurgical Plant - Information, Indicators, Production - GMK Center".
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