Byelorussian Steel Works

OJSC Byelorussian Steel Works (Russian: ОАО Белорусский металлургический завод, Belarusian: Беларускі металургічны завод, "БМЗ") is a Belarusian company operating in the steel industry, centred in Zhlobin (Gomel region). The main raw material of the enterprise is scrap. The company's products range from concast square steel billets, hot rolled round & square steel bars, rebars, hot rolled seamless pipe, high carbon wire rod, tyre steel cord, bead wire, hose wire, general purpose wire, to steel fiber.[1]

OJSC Byelorussian Steel Works
TypeOJSC
IndustrySteel
Founded1984
HeadquartersZhlobin, Republic of Belarus
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Anatoly Savenok (General Director)
ProductsSteel, metalware, pipe, tube, bloom, rebar, cord, fiber
Revenue US$ 1,1 billion (2009)
Number of employees
12,380 (2010)
Websitewww.belsteel.com

History

Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ) was constructed in accordance with the USSR Ministers Council decree to provide Belarusian enterprises with the bars in order to utilize local scrap.[2]

The task for the plant working out was confirmed by the USSR Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy in November 19, 1982. In 1982 there was signed a contract with the Austrian firm Voestalpine for designing and " on key-basis " erecting of the metallurgical plant and all the necessary constructions for the annual output of 500 000 mt bars and 200 000 mt carbon and low alloyed concast billets.

The main sub-contractor was an Italian film Danieli. More than 30 firms of Federal Republic of Germany, Sweden, Italy, Hungary, took part in working out the project, equipment supply and erecting the plsnt.

The works began in May 1982. In October 1984 witnessed the first heat and in November 1984 the first rolled product. The second turn was put into operation in 1984, the third turn - in 1991.

At present the plant has a capacity of 1,100,000 mt of steel, 250,000 mt of structural rolled product and 500,000 mt of bars. The major items of production consist of rebar, billet, channel, wire rod and cold heading wire rod. More than 50 alloyed and low-alloyed structural and carbon steel grades are produced by the plant. Two steel cord shops produce 50,000 mt of steel cord, 10,000 mt of brass bead wire and 10,000 mt of hose wire annually. Basic funds cost of the plant is 1,700,000,000 rubles.

The pace of investment growth in 2011 at the BMZ in 2010 decreased significantly. First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko criticized the Belarusian Steel Works, which had failed to implement any large-scale investment projects for the last three years.[3]

In July of 2011 the Committee for State Security (KGB) had arrested BMZ former Director General Mikalay Andryyanaw; Alyaksey Nikifaraw, the active deputy director general in charge of economy and finance; and an aide to the director general. According to some sources of information, the arrests were made after Alexander Lukashenko's meeting with BMZ Director General Mikhail Savyanok. “It is most likely that Savyanok shifted the blame for BMZ’s economic problems onto the preceding management,” the report said, noting that KGB chief Vadzim Zaytsaw had been present at Lukashenko’s meeting with the BMZ director general.

In July 2011 Belarusian Steel Works (BMZ) released a statement to deny reports that the company has been struggling to meet government-set performance targets. In the statement, the steel giant says that in the first half of this year its output increased year-on-year by 5.5 percent to 1,281,952 tons. The company's fixed capital expenditures topped 90 billion rubles, while a target of 64 billion rubles had been set. The profitability of sales totalled 12 percent, and exports exceeded imports by $272 million.

In January 2012 the Belarusian Steel Works was reorganized into a joint stock company.

During the 2020 Belarusian protests it was reported that the workers of the factory announced in a statement to the management that "in the eventuality of unfair elections, the workers will strike on August 10, 11 and 12", after which a part of the factory went on strike. Reportedly, riot police soon arrived at the plant.[4][5][6][7] This was denied by the state-controlled Belta news agency.[8]

Production Union "Byelorussian steel works"

Production Union "Byelorussian Steel Works" was organized in 2006 by decree of the Ministry of Industry. It includes these companies:

Offices

Outside the Republic of Belarus OJSC «BMZ» interests are represented by 8 joint ventures in Germany, Austria, United States, China, Lithuania, Czech Republic and Russia:

  • Belastahl Außenhandel GmbH;
  • BELMET Handelsgesellschaft mbH;
  • Bel–Kap–Steel LLC;
  • Belmet (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd;
  • ООО «torgovyi dom BMZ», Russia, St. Petersburg;
  • ООО « torgovyi dom BMZ », Russia, Moscau;
  • Zao «torgovyi dom BMZ- Baltiya»;
  • BMZ Polska Sp. z o.o., Czech Branch

References
  1. "Open Joint-Stock Company «Byelorussian Steel Works". export.by. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. L. Selivanovskikh (2018). "Belarus: Moving Forward". In Latukha, Marina (ed.). Talent Management in Global Organizations: A Cross-Country Perspective. Springer. ISBN 9783319764184.
  3. "Semashko: There's Money in the World - One should Take it". telegraf.by. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05.
  4. "Беларусь головного мозга". Telegram. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. Times, The Moscow (2020-08-10). "Belarus Plant Workers Go on Strike After Contested Vote – Reports". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  6. "Strike reported at Byelorussian Steel Works plant". meduza.io. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  7. "СМИ сообщили о забастовке на Белорусском металлургическом заводе". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  8. "No strike in progress at Belarusian steel mill BMZ". eng.belta.by. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-12.

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