Type | Private (subsidiary of Metinvest) |
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Traded as | PFTS: AZST |
Industry | steel production |
Founded | February 2, 1930 |
Headquarters | Mariupol, Ukraine |
Key people | Enver Tskitishvili (Apr.2011-) (General Director) |
Owner(s) | Metinvest B.V. Metinvest International |
Parent | Metinvest |
Subsidiaries | Sigma TV Channel Sygma TV Channel Firma Marita AzovMed |
Website | azovstal.metinvestholding.com/en |
Metallurgical Combine Azovstal (Ukrainian:Mеталургійний Kомбінат Азовсталь) (PFTS: AZST) is one of the biggest steel rolling companies in Ukraine.
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It was established in 1930 by the decision of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the National Economy (BCHX)[1] (USSR) in Mariupol, Ukrainian SSR (Soviet Union) and finally entered the production line in 1933 when its blast furnace put out the first iron.[2] In January 1935 steel making production was put into operation at Azovstal, the first in the USSR 250t tilting open-hearth furnace came into commission.[3]
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works include: coke production, sinter plant, blast furnace plant, consisting of six blast furnaces, steel-making complex in the converter and open-hearth shop, a mill complex in the plate shop, rail and shops and offices included in a large variety of rail and shops bonds. The plant has a developed transport infrastructure.
Azovstal Iron & Steel Works operated as a subsidiary of Metinvest B.V. and now, it operates as a subsidiary of Metinvest Holding LLC,[4] a subsidiary of Metinvest B.V.
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