Donetsk People’s Republic forces captured Mariupol port and industrial zone, liberating the area from neo-nazi Azov battalion
Today, Donetsk People’s Republic forces joined by the Russian Chechen forces, liberated-captured half of Mariupol Azovstahl industrial complex from neo-nazi Azov battalion forces.
Two maps, independently produced by iswnews.com and institute of the study of war, provide more details about the captured areas, as follows.
Mariupol Azovstahl industrial complex was established in 1930 by the Soviet Union and finally entered the production line in 1933 when its blast furnace put out the first iron. In January 1935, steelmaking production was put into operation at Azovstal, the first in Soviet Union 250t tilting open-heartth furnace .
During World War II, operations were forced to stop in 1941 when Nazi Germany occupied Mariupol. In September 1943, upon the city’s liberation, the plant was rebuilt. The factory is one of the biggest steel rolling companies in the Ukrainaian area, employing nearly 40,000 workers under full capacity.
“AZOVSTAL IRON & STEEL WORKS” incorporates Coke-Oven and By-Products Plant, Blast Furnace Shop, Basic Oxygen Furnace Shop, Rolling Complex including Blooming Mill, Plate Mill, Rail and Structural Mill, Heavy Section Mill and Rail Fasteners Shop.
Production facilities of the enterprise allow producing 5.7 million tons of iron per year, 6.2 million tons of steel and 4.7 million tons of finished rolled products per year.
The enterprise is the only Ukrainian manufacturer of high-quality rolled products with the thickness of 6-200 mm and width of 1500-3200 mm for shipbuilding, power engineering and special machine building, bridge construction, large diameter pipe manufacturing for arctic main gas and oil pipelines, off-shore structures.
The rolled products are subject to 100% non-destructive ultrasonic testing. “AZOVSTAL IRON & STEEL WORKS” is the very enterprise where continuous production of ultra-high-strength steel Х70 and Х80 has been improved.
The factory belongs to Metinvest SA of billionaire oligarch Rinat Akhmetov, the richest man of Ukraine, that bought Azovstahl in 2006 at low value. Akhmetov holds directly 71% of shares of Metinvest.
new-economy.gr