October 11, 2013. The Iron Ozone 32, an electric steel-smelting facility of Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant (a member of ChTPZ Group) mastered the production of blooms, including those made from the new steels SV08A and 3PS, using the new, energy-saving, open-jet technology, the company's press service reports.

This technology does not provide for metal being completely isolated from atmospheric impact; this means the need for expensive fire-resistant materials and energy resources goes down dramatically. The said set of 150mm x150mm blooms underwent all the necessary testing that proved the steel blooms meet all the requirements in terms of chemical properties and geometrical standards. The metallurgical enterprise workers intend to master the production of a wide range of different steels for making boiler tubes.

The Iron Ozone 32 was launched in 2010 and is part of ChTPZ Group's so-called white metallurgy infrastructure; this 'white metallurgy' is a modern metallurgical facility that combines great production culture, very high quality of goods produced, environmental safety and the workers' impressive qualifications. The project has required 19bn RUR worth of investments, including 1bn spent on the environmental component. The steel-smelting facility is expected to fully cover the Group's need for continuous cast ingots that are used for making weldless pipes.