MMK-Atakaş Metallurgy
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The MMK-Atakaş Metallurgy Inc. is a multi-national steelmaking
company established 2007 in Iskenderun
, southern Turkey
. Company's main plant, located in Dörtyol
, began production in 2011 after three years of construction time. The total investment is worth of $
1.7 billion.
An agreement to found a joint venture
company for manufacturing flat steel product
s was signed on May 23, 2007 in Iskenderun between Viktor Filippovich Rashnikov, chairman of the Russia
n steelmaking giant Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works
(MMK) and Recep Atakaş, chairman of the Turkish Atakaş Group of Companies.
The foundation of the plant, covering an area of 500 hectare in Dörtyol
district of Hatay Province
, was laid during a ceremony held on March 15, 2008. Already in the beginning of 2009, plant's service center consisting of a hot shear line, and a combined cold shear and slitting line went in operation. The construction of the plant was completed in 2010, and it was officially opened by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
on March 9, 2011. The construction of another plant is planned in Istanbul.
The Italian
company Danieli
, one of the world's leading suppliers for the metal industry, provided all the key process equipment required. The plant has an annual prodction capacity of 2500000 m (8,202,099.7 ft) of various flat steel products. The company employs about 2,500 people.
As stated by Victor Rashnikov, the production is planned mainly for the domestic market. However, exportation into countries in Europe and Middle East are in consideration.
The MMK-Atakaş Metallurgy owns a seaport with a berthing length of 1200 m (3,937 ft), at which in total twelve vessels any type of dry bulk
, general cargo, scrap iron
carriers, container ship
s and ro-ro vessels up to 100,000 DWT
can be berthed and handled at the same time. The seaport is since April 5, 2010 in operation.
, for the processing of different flat steel products:
Service center:
Two service centers are in operation, in Iskenderun and Istanbul. They are equipped with a hot shear line and a combined cold shear and slitting line. At the hot shear line, steel coils of 1–8 mm (0.0393700787401575–0.31496062992126 in) thickness and 800–1600 mm (31.5–63 in) width can be cut to sheets of 1000–8000 mm (39.4–315 in) length. The combined line is capable of processing coils with material thickness of 0.25–3 mm (0.00984251968503937–0.118110236220472 in) and width of 800–1600 mm (31.5–63 in) to slices of minimum 60 mm (2.4 in) width and 500–6000 mm (19.7–236.2 in) length.
Color coating line:
At this line, yearly 200000 m (656,168 ft) coils of 0.25–1.2 mm (0.00984251968503937–0.047244094488189 in) thickness and 800–1500 mm (31.5–59.1 in) width can be color coated. The color coating line went in operation by January 2010.
Hot dip galvanizing line:
At the hot dip galvanizng line, coils with 0.25–3 mm (0.00984251968503937–0.118110236220472 in) thickness and 800–1530 mm (31.5–60.2 in) width can be processed. The annual capacity of the line is 450000 m (1,476,378 ft).
Continuous pickling line:
At the continuous pickling line located in Iskenderun, coils of 1–5 mm (0.0393700787401575–0.196850393700787 in) thickness and 800–1600 mm (31.5–63 in) width can be processed for pickling. The line's annual capacity is 1200000 m (3,937,007.9 ft).
Cold reversing mill:
Steel coils of 1.5–4.5 mm (0.0590551181102362–0.177165354330709 in) thickness and 800–1530 mm (31.5–60.2 in) width can be cold reversed at the mill in Iskenderun. The line's annual capacity is 750000 m (2,460,629.9 ft).
Steelmaking
Steelmaking is the second step in producing steel from iron ore. In this stage, impurities such as sulfur, phosphorus, and excess carbon are removed from the raw iron, and alloying elements such as manganese, nickel, chromium and vanadium are added to produce the exact steel required.-Older...
company established 2007 in Iskenderun
Iskenderun
İskenderun is a city and urban district in the province of Hatay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The current mayor is Yusuf Hamit Civelek .-Names:...
, southern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Company's main plant, located in Dörtyol
Dörtyol
Dörtyol is a port city and oil terminus at the head of the Gulf of İskenderun, near the easternmost point of the Mediterranean coast. Dörtyol is located 26 km north of the city of Iskenderun in the province of Hatay in southeastern Turkey.-Geography:...
, began production in 2011 after three years of construction time. The total investment is worth of $
United States dollar
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1.7 billion.
An agreement to found a joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
company for manufacturing flat steel product
Sheet metal
Sheet metal is simply metal formed into thin and flat pieces. It is one of the fundamental forms used in metalworking, and can be cut and bent into a variety of different shapes. Countless everyday objects are constructed of the material...
s was signed on May 23, 2007 in Iskenderun between Viktor Filippovich Rashnikov, chairman of the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n steelmaking giant Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works , abbreviated as MMK, is the third largest steel company in Russia. It is located in the city of Magnitogorsk, in Chelyabinsk Oblast....
(MMK) and Recep Atakaş, chairman of the Turkish Atakaş Group of Companies.
The foundation of the plant, covering an area of 500 hectare in Dörtyol
Dörtyol
Dörtyol is a port city and oil terminus at the head of the Gulf of İskenderun, near the easternmost point of the Mediterranean coast. Dörtyol is located 26 km north of the city of Iskenderun in the province of Hatay in southeastern Turkey.-Geography:...
district of Hatay Province
Hatay Province
Hatay Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is bordered by Syria to the south and east and the Turkish provinces of Adana and Osmaniye to the north. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of...
, was laid during a ceremony held on March 15, 2008. Already in the beginning of 2009, plant's service center consisting of a hot shear line, and a combined cold shear and slitting line went in operation. The construction of the plant was completed in 2010, and it was officially opened by the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...
on March 9, 2011. The construction of another plant is planned in Istanbul.
The Italian
Italy
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company Danieli
Danieli
Danieli is the third largest supplier of equipment and plants to themetal industry in the world. The company has six factories in Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, Thailand and China....
, one of the world's leading suppliers for the metal industry, provided all the key process equipment required. The plant has an annual prodction capacity of 2500000 m (8,202,099.7 ft) of various flat steel products. The company employs about 2,500 people.
As stated by Victor Rashnikov, the production is planned mainly for the domestic market. However, exportation into countries in Europe and Middle East are in consideration.
The MMK-Atakaş Metallurgy owns a seaport with a berthing length of 1200 m (3,937 ft), at which in total twelve vessels any type of dry bulk
Bulk cargo
Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. This cargo is usually dropped or poured, with a spout or shovel bucket, as a liquid or as a mass of relatively small solids , into a bulk carrier ship's hold, railroad car, or tanker truck/trailer/semi-trailer body...
, general cargo, scrap iron
Scrap
Scrap is a term used to describe recyclable and other materials left over from every manner of product consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has significant monetary value...
carriers, container ship
Container ship
Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...
s and ro-ro vessels up to 100,000 DWT
Deadweight tonnage
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can be berthed and handled at the same time. The seaport is since April 5, 2010 in operation.
Plant
The steel plant consists of five product lines at three facilities, in Dörtyol, Iskenderun and IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, for the processing of different flat steel products:
Service center:
Two service centers are in operation, in Iskenderun and Istanbul. They are equipped with a hot shear line and a combined cold shear and slitting line. At the hot shear line, steel coils of 1–8 mm (0.0393700787401575–0.31496062992126 in) thickness and 800–1600 mm (31.5–63 in) width can be cut to sheets of 1000–8000 mm (39.4–315 in) length. The combined line is capable of processing coils with material thickness of 0.25–3 mm (0.00984251968503937–0.118110236220472 in) and width of 800–1600 mm (31.5–63 in) to slices of minimum 60 mm (2.4 in) width and 500–6000 mm (19.7–236.2 in) length.
Color coating line:
At this line, yearly 200000 m (656,168 ft) coils of 0.25–1.2 mm (0.00984251968503937–0.047244094488189 in) thickness and 800–1500 mm (31.5–59.1 in) width can be color coated. The color coating line went in operation by January 2010.
Hot dip galvanizing line:
At the hot dip galvanizng line, coils with 0.25–3 mm (0.00984251968503937–0.118110236220472 in) thickness and 800–1530 mm (31.5–60.2 in) width can be processed. The annual capacity of the line is 450000 m (1,476,378 ft).
Continuous pickling line:
At the continuous pickling line located in Iskenderun, coils of 1–5 mm (0.0393700787401575–0.196850393700787 in) thickness and 800–1600 mm (31.5–63 in) width can be processed for pickling. The line's annual capacity is 1200000 m (3,937,007.9 ft).
Cold reversing mill:
Steel coils of 1.5–4.5 mm (0.0590551181102362–0.177165354330709 in) thickness and 800–1530 mm (31.5–60.2 in) width can be cold reversed at the mill in Iskenderun. The line's annual capacity is 750000 m (2,460,629.9 ft).