Annual report 2007 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works ...

Re-bars and de-bars are used in construction of reinforced concrete structures.
Equal and unequal angles are used for manufacturing steel structures, machine housings, etc.
U-channels are used for manufacturing steel structures.
Special purpose sections are used for reinforcement of mines, and manufacturing machine and mechanism
parts.
Downstream products
Galvanized and/or color coated steel products are used for manufacturing formed sections and tiles for
construction and facing of building facades, machine and mechanism parts, home appliances, consumer goods,
transport cargo packaging and others.
Cold formed sections are used for manufacturing railway car bodies and individual parts, and for fabrication of
stele structures and load-bearing parts.
Tin plate is used for manufacturing containers, vessels, tins and caps and other containers for packaging. OJSC
ММК is the only producer of tin plate in Russian Federation.
Electric-welded pipes of round and square cross-section, including galvanized pipe, are used as load-bearing
parts in construction, and for water and gas piping in housing.
Structure of Sales
In 2007 the share of slabs and billets grew in the export product mix increased. . This was due to the Company’s
expanded capacity for steel smelting and semis production. The share of flat rolled steel and downstream
products in the export structure declined because of increased sales of these products to the domestic market
which offered greater margins.
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3,500
3,000
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500
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ANNUAL REPORT OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY MAGNITOGORSK IRON & STEEL WORKS
OJSC MMK product range sold in the export market
Slabs and billets Long products HR sheets CR sheets Downstream
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
SEASON 2007
71