Press-releases

Altai-Koks, a leading Russian manufacturer of metallurgical coke and an NLMK Group company, has begun hot testing of a coal stamp charging unit at an operational coke battery. The introduction of stamp charging will boost coke quality, reduce the cost of its production, and improve the environmental footprint of operations.

NLMK Group, an international steelmaking company, has completed a follow-up audit of its management systems in the areas of environmental protection, occupational health and safety, and energy efficiency. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the British Standards Institution (BSI) conducted the audit online.

NLMK Group, a global steel company, continues to offer support to local communities in the regions where it operates and to provide social assistance to current and former employees.

The Mercy (‘Miloserdiye’) Charitable Foundation, NLMK Group’s charity partner, is to allocate 500 million rubles to support the regions in which the Company operates in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all NLMK Group employees over the age of 65 in Russia have been asked to stay at home.Employees of an advanced age have the choice of working from home or taking a paid vacation or quarantine leave until 30 April 2020. The end date could change, based on how the situation develops.

NLMK Group has launched a ‘virtual assistant’ pilot: a digital service for real-time interaction with suppliers and optimization of standard supply chain operations.