Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended symbolic commissioning of Russia’s only mill producing heavy-gauge plate at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works
24 july 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended symbolic commissioning of Russia’s only mill producing heavy-gauge plate at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works
The mill will produce heavy-gauge plate for the oil and gas sector, ship and bridge building, and heavy engineering.
Mr Putin inspected the 5,000-mm Plate Mill together with the company's managers.
He also visited the shop housing the colour coating line and was shown plans for building a 2,000-mm cold rolling mill.