The next converter campaign will last at least 10 years.
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The converter body, weighing 390 tons and about 12 meters high, was manufactured by Severstal's own SSM-Tyazhmash machine-building center.
The grand opening was timed to coincide with the International Patriotic action of the Popular Front "Fire of Memory-2025". A piece of the Eternal Flame taken from the Grave of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow was delivered to Cherepovets. Next, the fire went to the steelmaking plant of the Cherepovets Metallurgical Combine, where it allowed the steel smelting unit, converter No. 1, to be launched after major repairs.
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According to Evgeny Vinogradov, CEO of the Severstal Russian Steel Division and Resource Assets, Converter No. 1 has undergone the most extensive overhaul in the last decade. In fact, it was replaced with a new one, built by Severstal machine builders. It is symbolic that we are launching a new work campaign for a strategically important unit on the eve of the great Victory Day holiday, Evgeny Vinogradov added.
