PJSC Severstal has supplied 3,000 tonnes of rolled steel for the construction of Roopur nuclear power plant in the Republic of Bangladesh, the company informed.
The integrated shipment primarily includes 2,200 tonnes of large-diameter pipes (820-1,020 mm in diameter) with 12-14 mm thick walls produced at the Izhora Pipe Mill (operating as part of the Severstal Russian Steel division), as well as plates produced at Severstal's production sites in Kolpino (Mill 5000) and Cherepovets (Mill 2800). The large diameter pipes will be used as supporting pillars in the NPP construction project. The products were delivered to the port of Saint Petersburg, then by containers to Bangladesh.
The Roopur nuclear power plant with two VVER-1200 reactors with a total capacity of 2400 MW is being built 160 km away from the capital of Bangladesh under a Russian project. The first NPP power unit will start operation in 2023, the second in 2024.
PAO Severstal (LSE: SVST, tax number: 3528000597) is an international mining and metallurgical company focusing on high value added products. The company has considerable experience of acquisitions and integrations of assets in North America and Europe. It also possesses mining enterprises in Russia providing the company's production assets with feed stock.
