Yenakiyeve Iron and Steel Works Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC) “Yenakiyeve Iron and Steel Works” (ticker EMZ) is an integrated steelmaking enterprise comprising OJSC "Yenakiyeve Iron and Steel Works"
and JV "Metalen" LLC. Yenakiyeve Iron and Steel Works (Yenakiyeve Steel) is a major employer of
Yenakiieve
Yenakiieve ( uk, Єна́кієве, ''Yenákiieve'', ; russian: Ена́киево, ''Yenákiyevo'') is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance (a special status within t ...
town (
Donetsk Oblast
The Donetsk Oblast ( ukr, Донецька область, Donetska oblast, ), also referred to as Donechchyna ( ukr, Донеччина, links=no), is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 mill ...
) with the population of 140 thousand people. The Works is located in the vicinity of the railway station “Yenakiyeve” and in 60 km from
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loc ...
.
A trade blockade by Ukrainian activists during the
War in Donbass
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
has all but halted production in February 2017.
On 1 March 2017 the separatist
Donetsk People's Republic
The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a disputed en ...
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.
History
The enterprise has more than hundred year 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 - a year after the steel works was established the place of its location and the nearest mining plants and settlements was called Yenakiyeve after the name of engineer Fedor Yenakiev.
By 1914 6 blast furnaces and 7 open-hearth furnace, 2 converters, 8 rolling mills had been working at the steel works.
In 1931 first domestic casting machine was introduced.
1938 - first sintering plant is launched
1968 - The Steel works received
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...
.
Production
Key types of products producing at Yenakiyeve Steel:
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hot metal and
pig iron
Pig iron, also known as crude iron, is an intermediate product of the iron industry in the production of steel which is obtained by smelting iron ore in a blast furnace. Pig iron has a high carbon content, typically 3.8–4.7%, along with ...
;
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steel
Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistan ...
in
ingots
An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing. In steelmaking, it is the first step among semi-finished casting products. Ingots usually require a second procedure of s ...
;
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concast square billets;
* shapes and rolled section
Yenakiyeve Iron and Steel Works is one of the world’s leading square billet producers.
Yenakiyeve Steel is a part of
Metinvest Group Steel and Rolled Products Division.
See also
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FC Pivdenstal Yenakiieve
FC Pivdenstal Yenakiieve was a Ukrainian football club from Yenakiieve, Donetsk Oblast.
History
It is a club of the Yenakiyeve Iron and Steel Works
Yenakiyeve Iron and Steel Works Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC) “Yenakiyeve Iron and Steel ...
References
External links
EMZ official website
{{Metallurgical Industry of Ukraine
Metinvest
Steel companies of Ukraine
Economy of Donetsk Oblast
Steel companies of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
1895 establishments in Ukraine