OREANDA-NEWS. PAO Severstal, one of the world's leading vertically integrated steel and steel related mining companies, introduces a new product: Steel Cashmere.

Steel Cashmere is polyurethane coated galvanized steel sheet with the highest degree of resistance to UV radiation. Owing to the increased thickness and greater strength of the polyurethane coating, with prime and top coat layers which are 35-50 mkm thick and the zinc layer, which weighs 180 gsm, the new product is highly resistant to environmental and mechanical impacts, including corrosion. The new product has a highly attractive finish with a slightly textured coating which feels like cashmere.

Severstal recommends using Steel Cashmere when strength and elasticity is required. For example, in the production of metal tiles, profiled sheeting, seam roofing, wall and roof sandwich panels, siding, facade cassettes, louvres and cases for electrical devices.

Steel Cashmere 'GR' (glide rain), a type of Steel Cashmere, is specially designed for drainage systems and has a 40 mkm polyurethane coating on both sides with a guaranteed thickness of 0.55 mm.

Steel Cashmere is available in the following colours: wine-red, light-blue, green moss, misty gray, chocolate brown and signal white. [Additional colours can be manufactured on request].

For Steel Cashmere, Severstal guarantees the absence of rust-through corrosion for 25 years, the absence of the first signs of corrosion for 17 years and the preservation of decorative properties for at least 10 years. The warranty period will be extended after a full cycle of testing.

For Steel Cashmere GR, the company guarantees the absence of rust-through corrosion for 15 years and the preservation of decorative properties for five years.

Severstal's range of steel products also includes ArmaNorma, A600 class rebars and galvanized sheet steel with polyurethane coating, and Steel Silk/Steel Velvet, which are specially designed for production of metal tiles.

As of 1 September 2015, the Steel Silk warranty covers roofing materials and sandwich panels, wall profiled sheeting, facade cassette and linear panels with a wider range of colours.

Dmitry Goroshkov, Marketing and Sales Director at Severstal Russian Steel, said:
"When expanding the product line, we respond to customer feedback, which drives our development. We are well positioned to supply the construction sector with the products for roofing, wall and facade materials as well as the construction of drainage systems. Steel Cashmere meets leading international standards and its quality is demonstrated by our certificate of guarantee."