Nizhniy Tagil Iron & Steel Works (part of Evraz Group) is planning to fully upgrade its railway-wheel facilities in 2008. The final stage of the reconstruction includes restoration of the shop meant for thermal treatment of wheels, the spokesperson for Evraz Group said to UrBC.

At the end of 2007, the enterprise signed a special agreement with a German firm regarding the delivery, assembling, start-up and commissioning of the new equipment. After the project has been completed, the company will become capable of giving thermal treatment to about 100 railway wheels an hour. This thermal treatment greatly improves the structure and properties of the rolled products as well as enhances their durability and hardness. At the moment, exploration, dismantling of the old facilities, and all the other preparations are carried out at the reconstruction site. The enterprise expects to produce the first wheels at the end of 2008.