The Severstal Distribution Group of Companies (the distribution network of the Severstal Russian Steel Division) in the first half of 2019 increased sales of steel products by 13% compared to the same period in 2018, having shipped 1.3 million tons of steel products to consumers. Through the distribution network in the first half of 2019, 22% of metal products of the Severstal Russian Steel division were sold.
JSC Severstal Distribution increased the volume of supplies of rolled metal products to Russia by more than 25% - to 550 thousand tons of metal products.
“For the Russian business unit, the first six months of this year became a record - during the season, sales within one month for the first time exceeded 100 thousand tons, and most of this volume was made up of warehouse sales. We continue to develop a network of hubs and warehouse sites - in the first half of the year we opened a branch with a warehouse in Naberezhnye Chelny and an additional warehouse in Nizhny Novgorod. Shows steady growth and the volume of online sales cherezinternet store Target = "_ blank "> market.severstal.com , where the client can purchase non-specific assortment rental from our branches' warehouses, "commented Timur Yudichev, head of the distribution network of Severstal Russian Steel division.
The sales volume of SIA "Severstal Distributio" to the countries of Northern, Central and Eastern Europe in the first half of the year increased by 9% compared to the same period last year and exceeded 650 thousand tons. At the same time, the production division in Riga has significantly increased the volume of processing, reaching a record level of sales of finished products - 120 thousand tons.
“This year we are developing the supply of new products of PJSC Severstal - galvanized steel with environmentally friendly coating with trivalent chromium certified according to European standards. In addition, Severstal's polymer-coated rolled steel is certified according to the European DIN quality standard, which allows us to increase the supply of polymer-coated rolled metal for the construction sector to the EU countries, ”added Timur Yudichev.
