Water resources

NLMK Group is one of the industry leaders when it comes to efficient water usage and minimal impact on the water basins in its regions of presence, thanks to the implementation of advanced environmental technologies.

Since the year 2000, water consumption to supply the production needs of NLMK Group has halved, while the output has doubled.

The share of recycled water supply within NLMK Group is at a consistently high level of 97%, which saves more than 3 billion cubic meters of freshwater annually.

Over the last 40 years, the intake of fresh water from the Voronezh River by the Group’s main site in Lipetsk has been reduced ninefold.

Water intake from external sources by NLMK sities is insignificant, accounting for less than 4% of the total water consumption of the Group. Maintaining the same low level of fresh water intake as production volumes are growing is an important objective for NLMK Group. The Group uses water from surface water bodies and underground sources, as well as rainwater runoff for industrial water supply.

Fresh water usage for production needs by NLMK Group