OREANDA-NEWS. March 10, 2009. A new rolling technology was developed in rolling shop №1 at Zlatoust Metallurgical Works, JSC (ZMZ) (a part of ESTAR Group). 

They rolled rounds in dia. 230 and 240 mm and length up to 6m on mill 1150. ZMZ used to produce rounds of 210mm diameter in length up to 3m. At present a new roll pass design is being worked on, which will allow to roll diameter 260 mm. 

The technology will allow to reduce conversion costs 10 times down to 1.5 thousand Rubles per ton. The Works is capable to produce up to 5 Kilo tons per month of round bars over 200mm and in length up to 6 m.

Zlatoust Metallurgical Works, JSC is one of the leading Russian manufacturers of special steels, possessing improved strength and plastic properties at low and high temperatures, alkali and acid resistant, suitable for cold heading and hot working; automatic steel grades with predetermined mechanical properties; and steels with special properties. In 2008, according to Spetsstal, JSC (Special Steel), ZMZ became a leader in production of steels with special surface finish and gauged steel bars of complex alloyed range.