Hot testing of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih's new continuous casting machine (CCM No3) has been halted after a site search by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) on Saturday July 20.
The search took place as part of an investigation into the contamination of the environment, sparked by a recent visit by Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelensky to his home town of Kryvyi Rih, after which he described the environmental conditions in the town as "the main ecological problem in Ukraine.""CCM No3 has six molds and each has a source of ionizing radiation mounted on it. All equipment complies with EU standards and is similar to that used at European assets," ArcelorMittal...