OREANDA-NEWS. September 30, 2008. In September Inprom, Russia's leading steel service company, boosted its steel processing capabilities in the country's regions. The company installed modern plasma- and oxygen-cutting machines for processing of flat steel at its steel service centers (SSC) in Kaluga, Saratov, Saransk, and Tula.

High-performance automatic stirrup- and round-cage- welding machines were launched at the company's SSCs in Kaluga, Saratov, and Ulyanovsk, with the latter also equipped with high-performance lines capable of reeling, straightening and high-precision cutting of rebar. A shot-blasting line, which provide high-quality metal surface cleaning, was launched at the Saransk SSC.

Hydraulic guillotine shears were installed at the SSCs in Perm and Volgograd, and stirrup manufacturing line was installed in Perm.

Under program STEP, a brand new strategy in steel supply and service for domestic steel consumers, Inprom is set to install at its steel service centers more than 100 modern machines in 2008, with investment to hit around USD 30 million over the period.