The Russian government recognized the critical dependence of metallurgy on the sanctions of equipment

The Russian metallurgical industry critically depends on the sanctions of technology and cannot fully replace them. Almost all equipment along the entire chain of creating the products of the industry is supplied from countries recognized by Moscow as unfinished. This is stated in the government project for the development of the industry until 2030, which the Kommersant newspaper got acquainted .

The document notes that Western suppliers refuse to work with Russian companies. Metallurgists will have to purchase the worst quality technique in Asia or purchase it through intermediaries in third countries, the newspaper writes.

Western companies, whose equipment is used in the metallurgical industry, refused to conduct its service due to sanctions, the newspaper writes. The rapid development of analogues and their production in some cases are recognized as impossible.

In particular, in Russia there are practically no technologies for the production of high -quality fireproofs for domestic and steeling industries, which can lead to a reduction in metal smelting. The production of rolls for rolling mills is practically lost, galvanizing lines, polymer coatings, heating stoves and other key technologies are not produced, the newspaper writes.

In May, Russian metallurgists warned the government about the losses of the industry and a reduction in production, if the authorities do not reduce taxes and do not weaken the ruble. In the letter of the executive director of the Russian Steel Association, Alexei Sentyurin, to the relevant departments, which RBC was acquainted , it was said that some enterprises have already suffered losses and reduce production, and there are serious risks of personnel reduction at ferrous metallurgy enterprises.

Sentyurin notes that due to sanctions it is necessary to redirect deliveries to China and other Asian countries, where the goods are sold with a discount, and in some cases below the cost. In June, the export of metallurgical products was reduced by a third compared to MAI, follows from the data of the tax service that the Vedomosti newspaper familiarized with.