Location:
Kostomuksha, Republic of Karelia , North-West Russia
Established:
1982
Acquired:
From 1994 till 1999 Severstal acquired a controling stake in Karelsky Okatysh. By 2008 Karelsky Okatysh became a fully owned subsidiary of Severstal.
Ownership:
Severstal holds 100% of Karelsky Okatysh of the share capital
Facilities
Reserves
Reserves and resources 1.269 billion metric tonnes (2008, JORC)
Sites
Kostomuksha mine
Korpanga mine
Results
Indicative annual output
Production of pellets – 10.3 million tonnes (2012)
Products
Karelsky Okatysh produces
Blast Furnace Unfluxed Pellets
Blast Furnace Fluxed Pellets
Who buys products
The main consumer of Karelsky Okatysh products is Severstal Russian Steel (Cherepovets, Russia). Among other main consumers are Tata Corus (Netherlands, Great Britain), Lucchini (Italy), Rautaruukki (Finland)
Other key information
Severstal is the second largest producer of iron ore pellets in Russia. Karelsky Okatysh produces about 30% of iron ore pellets in Russia.
Address
OAO Karelsky Okatysh 52 Zvezdnaya street,
Republic of Karelia, Kostomuksha,
Russia, 186930 Phone: +7 (81459) 33509 Fax: +7 (81459) 35535 Web site: karelskyokatysh.severstal.com (in Russian only)