NLMK Lipetsk steel plant

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NLMK Lipetsk steel plant (НЛМЗ (predecessor), НЛМК Липецк, Новолипецкий металлургический комбинат), also known as Novolipetsk Steel, Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works, NLMZ (predecessor), is a steel plant in Lipetsk, Russia that operates basic oxygen furnace (BOF) and blast furnace (BF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Lipetsk, Russia:

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  • Location: 2 Ploshad Metallurgov, Lipetsk, Russia, 398040
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 52.557372, 39.629574 (exact)

Background

The plant began operating in 1934, when the first blast furnace was launched.[1] In 1966, the basic oxygen furnace shop was launched at the plant.[1]

NLMK Lipetsk produced 80% of NLMK's total crude steel output for 2018.[2] NLMK Lipetsk and Altai-Koks coke plants operate as part of a single manufacturing network.[3] Coke production is split between NLMK Lipetsk (40-45%) and another subsidiary OJSC Altai-Koks (55-60%).[4] All sinter is delivered to NLMK plants from Stoilensky GOK (also part of NLMK group) and NLMK Dolomit production site.[5][6] Pellets are supplied from NLMK Stagdok facility.[7]

In the third quarter of 2022, production levels at NLMK decreased by 11% due to sanctions.[8] NLMK exports slabs to EU, which are included in the 2024 sanctions package.[9][10] In the first half of 2024, NLMK company's revenue fell by 11%.[11]

In February 2022, NLMK, MMK, and Severstal were found guilty of collusion and hiking up prices for steel products, violating anti-monopoly laws.[12] All three companies agreed on a settlement with the Russian Federal Anti-monopoly Service.[13] NLMK was fined 6.4 billion roubles.[13]

On February 24, 2024 a drone strike caused a fire on the plant.[14] There are no records found on any change in the plant's operations.

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Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Start date Workforce size Power source Iron ore source
1934[15] 27000[16] 150 MW recovery cogeneration plant designed to process blast furnace gas from BF #7.[15] NLMK Stoilensky Mine (P100000128605)[17][18]

Table 2: Ownership and Parent Company Information

Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC [100.0%] 4295887048 [100.0%] E100000003676 [100.0%] Novolipetsk Steel PJSC [100%][19] 4295887048 E100000003676 [100%]

Table 3: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[20][17] galvanized, rebar, channel, coated, pipe, flat, hot rolled, slab, beam[20][17] 2025-06-27[21][22] 2025-06-27[23][24][25] unknown BF; BOF

Table 4: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Basic oxygen furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 14400[26][27][28][29][30] 14400[26][27][28][29][30]

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Blast furnace capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 14200[31][32][33][34][35][36][37] 14200[31][32][33][34][35][36][37]

Table 6: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Coke
15000[38][39] 2745[40][41][38]

Table 7: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BOF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown[42] unknown[42] –[42]
2020 12304[41][43] –[41][43] 12304[41][43]
2021 13378[44][45][43] –[44][45][43] 13378[44][45][43]
2022 13100[46] –[46] 13100[46]
2023 – unknown –
2024 14300[47] –[47] 14300[47]

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year BF production DRI production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown unknown –
2020 12800[41] –[41] –[41] 12800[41]
2021 13000[44] –[44] –[44] 13000[44]
2022 unknown – unknown –
2023 – – unknown –
2024 unknown – – –

Unit Details

Table 9: Blast Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Current size Current capacity (ttpa) Decarbonization technology Most recent relining
BF 3 operating[48][35] 1962[49][50] Saint-Gobain (parts)[51] 2000.0 m3[50] 1600[34][31][35] unknown 2009-02[52]
BF 4 operating[35] 1967[49] – 2000.0 m3[31][35] 2100[34][33][36][35] unknown 2021-02-05[53]
BF 5 operating[35] 1973[49] – 3200.0 m3[32][37][35] 2900[34][36][37][35] unknown 2015-04[54]
BF 6 operating[35] 1978[55] Paul Wurth; Saint-Gobain (parts)[34][51] 3200.0 m3[34][35][37] 3400[36] unknown 2019[55]
BF 7 operating[35] 2011[56][32] Manufacturer & model - local Russian. Russian and foreign engineering companies were involved in the technical developments/design; Saint-Gobain (parts) Kalugin shaftless stove (KSS)[51][32][57] 4200.0 m3[35] 4200[32] unknown 2019[58]

Table 10: Basic Oxygen Furnace Details

Unit name Status Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size
BOF 1.1 operating[59][60][61] – 1500[28] 160.0 tonnes[35]
BOF 1.2 operating[59][60][61] – 1500[28] 160.0 tonnes[35]
BOF 1.3 operating[59][60][61] – 1500[28] 160.0 tonnes[35]
BOF 2.1 operating[62][63][64] 2011[26] 3300[27][26] 330.0 tonnes[26]
BOF 2.2 operating[62][63][64] 2019[65] 3300[27][30] 330.0 tonnes[66]
BOF 2.3 operating[62][63][64] 2021[67] 3300[29][27] 330.0 tonnes[67][26]

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