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Ilyich Steel & Iron Works

Illich Iron & Steel Works
Industry Metallurgical
Founded 1897
Headquarters Mariupol, Ukraine
Key people
Volodymyr S Boiko (CEO)
Products See products
Revenue Increase 2.5 billion (Increase15%)
Increase 200 million (Increase44%)
Number of employees
60,000
Website http://ilyich.com.ua/

Coordinates: 47°08′51″N 37°34′33″E / 47.14750°N 37.57583°E / 47.14750; 37.57583

Illich Iron & Steel Works (Ukrainian: Маріу́польський металургі́йний комбіна́т і́мені Ілліча́ - literally "Mariupol Metallurgical Plant named after Illich") is the second largest metallurgical enterprise in Ukraine, after Kryvorizhstal. It is located in Mariupol'.

The works produces the hot-rolled and cold-rolled steel of wide assortment, including for ship building, oil pipeline, boring gas pipeline and water-pipes. The company is the sole enterprise of Ukraine which produces galvanized steel and tanks for liquid gases.

The products of the company are certificated by international classification societies: By the Lloyd's Register (Great Britain, Germany), U.S. Bureau of Naval Personnel, by the Marine register of navigation (Russia), by the German certification center TTSU, etc. The company exports the products to more than 50 countries of the world.

The enterprise is a recipient of the following awards:

On April 19, 1896 the Americans Rothstein and Smith were given a permission from the Russian government to establish the Nikopol-Mariupol Mining and Metallurgical Society. The year of 1897 is considered the year of establishment of the today's Illich Mariupol steel and iron works, when in Mariupol was mounted and gave out the first products pipe workshop of Nikopol-Mariupol mining- metallurgical society.

The location of factory in a Mariupol city was advantageous from geographical position which provided the closeness of raw materials and fuel resources, presence of marine auction port, labor force of peasants from the nearest villages. The factory broadened to beginning the twentieth age became a major metallurgical enterprise at the South of Russia.


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