Severstal increases sales of new products in the first half of 2019

In the first half of 2019, Severstal sold 192,000 tonnes of new products under the Food Innovations project, which is almost five times more than last year. Mr. Alexander Shevelev, CEO of Severstal, said: “In today's fast-paced world, customer needs for our products are changing rapidly. As part of the main strategic priority. Excellent customer service, we have built an infrastructure to respond quickly. A survey of our customers over the past year shows that Severstal is well ahead of its competitors in developing new products and services. In terms of innovative products and services, 78.2% of respondents rated our company positively. We will continue to improve our work in this area and achieve even more impressive results. "

The use of an agile methodology and new forms of work in Scrum teams can drastically reduce the time for CWP development. Additional acceleration is provided by the company's unique laboratory complex for prototyping NVP. Thus, the number of products in active development stage reached 67, which is 2.5 times more than in the same period last year.

For example, TEMPO produced the first batch of linear pipe from the innovative corrosion-resistant steel of the Severkor brand. Experimental field tests of a new type of product continue at the fields of the largest oil companies. Gazpromneft was the first to test Severkor samples and, after making sure that the metal meets the corrosion resistance characteristics, decided to allow the new steel to be admitted to field development ahead of schedule, before the full testing cycle was completed.

In the metal coating workshop No. 3 of the Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant, galvanized steel with a thickness of 2.5 mm and 3 mm with a coating class up to Z600 was produced. This is a new product that will expand the company's product line for customers in the construction industry. Designed for the production of lightweight steel thin-walled structures, tanks and road construction.

Development of DP-600 high-strength two-phase ferritic-martensitic hot-rolled pickled steel continues, trial deliveries are underway for customers in Europe, Uzbekistan and Russia. DP-600 features a combination of high strength and ductility, high speed work hardening and low yield strength, which makes it effective for the manufacture of automotive parts using cold stamping.