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Magnitogorsk was removed from a list of Russian cities with very high levels of air pollution, according to a report by the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet) in 2018. Thanks to MMK's large-scale environmental programme, the Comprehensive Air-quality Index (CAI) indicator for the city will be reduced to a low level by 2025.

24 July marked ten years since the launch of the unique Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) plate Mill 5000. Over its 10-year history, the unit has produced more than 10 million tonnes of hot rolled steel.

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) commissioned sinter plant No. 5, the only one of its kind in Russia, in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The facility has a capacity of up to 5.5 million tonnes of sinter per year.

In Magnitogorsk, an official ceremony took place for the commissioning of two four-apartment houses which were built for employees of MMK Group as part of the Group's long-term housing programme 'Affordable housing for the metallurgists of MMK'.

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has put into operation an automatic control system of steam boilers which power the plant. This will increase energy efficiency, as well as provide a significant reduction in harmful emissions into the atmosphere. The introduction of the system will save more than 85 million rubles per year.

At the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), there are already 16 software robots successfully imitating the actions of real workers. By the end of 2019, the Company plans to automate a total of 32 manufacturing processes.

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) was named the best exporter of high technology products among enterprises in the Urals Federal region of Russia. The winners of the 'Exporter of the Year' awards were announced as part of the Global Manufacturing & Industrialisation Summit 2019, held from 9-11 July in Yekaterinburg.

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is taking part in the 10th International Industrial Exhibition INNOPROM 2019 in Ekaterinburg.

In the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) long products shop, the overhaul of the two-thread fine-wire mill 170 was completed. Repair works on the unit were carried out simultaneously with the reconstruction work.