Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest has announced that in May this year its subsidiary Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol launched production of 3.0-1,500 mm hot rolled coils of S235JR grade in full compliance with European standard EN 10025-2, producing its first commercial batch of these products.
Metinvest stated that the new products are used for construction, railcar manufacturing, and production of pipes for general applications, and are intended for sale in the domestic market and for export.