# NLMK to increase steel production by 1 million tonnes with CCM-9 reconstruction

NLMK Group has begun construction on a complete reconstruction of continuous casting machine No. 9 at its Lipetsk site, aiming to increase steel production by 1 million tonnes. The investment is 12 billion rubles, and completion is planned for December 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-07-17
- Where: Lipetsk, Russia, Russia
- Value: $190.0M (12.0B RUB)
- Starts operating: Dec 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1.8 million tonnes of steel per year
- Products: heavy slabs, heavy-plate products, large-diameter pipes, wind power facilities, sea vessels, oil drilling platforms
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [NLMK Group](https://endata.com/companies/17533.md)

## Sources

- [metallurgprom.org](https://metallurgprom.org/en/press-releases/840-nlmk-povysit-proizvodstvo-stali-na-1-mln-tonn-i-rasshirit-portfel-prodazh.html), 2019-07-17: "Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, the flagship site of NLMK Group, has begun construction and installation work as part of one of the key projects of Strategy 2022 - a complete reconstruction of the continuous casting machine (CCM) No. 9."

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