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- PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) operates a large steelmaking complex with a full production cycle, from iron ore preparation to downstream steel products, and ranks among the world's largest steel producers and a leader in Russia. The company manufactures a wide range of steel products, including hot-rolled steel (46.3% of sales), galvanized steels (19.3%), long steel products (7.5%), galvanized steel with polymeric coating (7.1%), cold-rolled steel products (6.9%), wire, sling and bracing (2%), tin-plated steels (1.4%), tubes (0.5%), and other items such as profiles and hardware (7.6%); it specializes in premium products like high-strength MAGSTRONG steels, wear-resistant grades, and metal products for the automotive industry, serving sectors including appliances, railway engineering, mechanical engineering, bridge construction, shipbuilding, construction, consumer goods, pipe-making, and packaging. Founded in 1932 and headquartered in Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, MMK primarily targets the Russian market and former Soviet Union countries, with additional operations through a joint venture steel plant in Turkey. In recent developments, MMK launched production of innovative flat steel products with a zinc-aluminum-magnesium (Zn-Al-Mg) corrosion-resistant coating in 2025, offering superior durability for construction, automotive, and agricultural applications; the company also plans to invest approximately RUB 10.2 billion in 2025 environmental projects, including coke production modernization, blast furnace air heater reconstructions, and processing 7.5 million tonnes of metallurgical slag.