Severstal CherMK completes major overhaul of hot rolling mill

Severstal has completed a major overhaul of its Mill 2000, the largest hot rolling mill at its Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works (CherMK).

The overhaul included the replacement and repair of key equipment, including bearings in gear stand No. 1, the modernization of the roughing roller table ahead of stand No. 2 and repairs to the vertical scale breaker gearbox.

The company also carried out maintenance work on hot-rolled coil conveyors serving Sheet Rolling Shop No. 2, Metal Finishing Shop No. 2 and the Metal Pickling Shop. The work included replacing two cradles on Lifting and Rotary Table No. 3 and a low-speed pinion shaft on the sixth conveyor drive.

Severstal is one of Russia's largest integrated steel producers, with annual crude steel production capacity of approximately 11.8 mln tons. Its flagship Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works is one of the country's largest flat steel producers.