VIZ-Stal

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VIZ-Stal is a leading producer of cold-rolled electrical steels and the largest producer of grain-oriented electrical steel in Russia. Its share of global grain-oriented electrical steel production is almost 11 per cent. Over 80 per cent of its products are exported.

[edit] Geography & History

VIZ-Stal was established based on the production facilities of OJSC Verkh-Isetsk plant. The facilities are located in the city of Ekaterinburg (Urals Region), close to main transportation routes to Europe and South-East Asia as well as to ports with all-year-round navigation of the western and eastern coasts of Russia. In 2006 the Company became a part of NLMK Group.

[edit] Products

VIZ-Stal features modern technological equipment. Production facilities have an annual capacity to produce about 200,000 tonnes of electrical steel. In 2006, the Company produced 180,000 tonnes of grain-oriented steel and 16,000 tonnes of non-grain-oriented steel.

Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) is the major supplier of hot-rolled coils for further cold rolling at VIZ-Stal. The main customers of electrical steels are leading Russian companies in the electrical and electronic industry, manufacturers of household electrical and radio appliances, as well as electrical companies from around the world.

[edit] Corporate responsibility

At present the Company employs nearly 2,300 people. The Company is committed to providing good working conditions and social welfare to its employees. VIZ-Stal pays increasing attention to environment protection and resource saving. The Company’s Quality Management System complies with international standards, including those set by international standard ISO 9001:2000.