韦斯特拉尔是俄罗斯的关键钢铁生产群体之一，宣布在其子公司Cherepovets Steel Mill的高炉（BF）No.3的热试验。随着新设施，设计能力约为每年300万吨猪铁，塞维斯塔尔的总猪铁容将达到1220万吨。该公司预计将增加氧气转换器和EAF中的猪铁使用，而过剩的卷可以销售给自由市场，因为钢磁铁已经提前报道。
"A new blast furnace at the Cherepovets steel mill has been our greatest investment project of the decade, with a total investment of over RUB 24 billion. In today’s volatile market, we are reliant on our own raw materials base. The combination of advanced engineering solutions used at blast furnace No. 3 will allow a varied composition of raw materials loaded into the furnace, providing additional flexibility. Ultimately, this will help strengthen our cost leadership for liquid steel and increase our overall competitiveness,” Severstal CEO Alexander Shevelev commented.