Skopje
Makstil Skopje
The history steel making in Skopje began in 1961. The plant was named "Rudnici i Zelezara Skopje" in the beginning.
Image photography
By Viktor Macha in 2021.
Plant facts and figures
The plant have an annual capacity of 500000 tons.
The following processes are conducted in the plant:
- Foundry
This plant produces the following type of products:
- Plates
Full description
The discovery of the Oslomej and Damjan ore deposits in the south part of former Yugoslavia initiated the idea to build the first metallurgical plant in this region.
Early plans were made in 1959 and since the coal was not mined in this part of the Balkans, a production scheme without the blast furnaces use came into play.
These were replaced by electric submerged arc furnaces and rotary kilns, following by two LD converters and a heavy plate mill.
The construction itself began in 1961 and lasted for six years. The plant was named “Rudnici i Zelezara Skopje”.
In the mid-1980s the quality of iron ore in the adjacent mines began to deteriorate significantly, leading into their closure.
The metallurgical plant followed in early 90´s.
During the privatization in 2000 the production was restarted under the flag of the current company Makstil. The converter steel was replaced by a 110 t electric arc furnace.