About NLMK Group

ABOUT NLMK1UPSTREAMOur extensive resource base issituated in a low-cost region (Russia)The extraction and processing of raw materialsused in steel productionIRON OREIron ore concentrate and sinter ore are the keyinput materials in pig iron and BOF steel production.ADVANTAGESStoilensky supplies all of the Group’s requirementsfor iron ore concentrate and sinter ore,and when our pelletizing plant is completed, itwill cover all NLMK’s needs for iron ore, includingiron ore pellets. In addition, its ferruginous sludge(waste) utilization technology will allow us tofurther reduce our consumption of iron ore.COKE AND COKING COALCoke is used as a raw material in the productionof pig iron. It is obtained by baking a blend ofseveral grades of ground coking coals.ADVANTAGESAltai-Koks and the coke batteries at the Lipetsksite supply more than 100% of the Group’srequirements for coke, which is used in the blastfurnaces to produce pig iron. In 2013, pulverizedcoal injection (PCI) technology was introducedat Novolipetsk’s Blast Furnace No. 5, partiallysupplanting expensive coke and natural gas witha far more cost-effective alternative. Anotherinnovation — the use of a petroleum coking additive— enabled us to improve the quality of the coke.The use of granulated tar pitch allowed us to reducethe amount of expensive coal grades in the charge.SCRAPSteel is fully recyclable. At the end of their usefullife, steel products can be used as input for smelting.Scrap is used in both EAF and BOF operations.A NEW PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT