OJSC Dolomite () forms part of the Russia

metallurgical Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the ...

complex, being the only producer of metallurgical dolomite in the

Central Black Earth economic region The Central Black Earth Economic Region or the Central-Chernozem Economic Region is one of 12 economic regions of Russia. This region accounted for almost 3% of the national GRP in 2008. Composition *Belgorod Oblast *Kursk Oblast *Lipetsk Obla ...

. The company mines 55% of the total amount of dolomite produced in Russia and 43% in CIS. It is part of the NLMK Group. The company has explored the

Dankov Dankov () is a town and the administrative center of Dankovsky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Don River northwest of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: It was previously known as ''Donkov''. Histor ...

dolomite field (

Lipetsk Oblast Lipetsk Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Lipetsk. As of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census, its population was&n ...

) since 1932. The product mix includes fluxed and converter dolomite, dolomite flour, crushed rock for construction and road works. The facility is located near to developed transport infrastructure, which is strategically advantageous for its customers. In 2005 the Company production reached 1.9 mln. tonnes. Dolomite is mainly sold in the domestic market. The main customers are

steelmaking Steelmaking is the process of producing steel from iron ore and/or scrap. Steel has been made for millennia, and was commercialized on a massive scale in the 1850s and 1860s, using the Bessemer process, Bessemer and open hearth furnace, Siemens-M ...

companies; their share is 69% of the total sales volume. NLMK's share in the company's sales structure amounted to 51% in 2005.

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Companies based in Lipetsk Oblast Manufacturing companies of the Soviet Union Metallurgical facilities Non-renewable resource companies established in 1932 NLMK Group {{Russia-company-stub