Ngomhlaka-2 Disemba, iSeverstal yamemezela ukuthi ihlela ukuthengisa impahla yamalahle enkampanini yamandla yaseRussia (iRusskaya Energiya). Inani lentengiselwano kulindeleke ukuthi libe ama-ruble ayizigidi eziyi-15 (cishe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-203.5). Le nkampani ithe lentengiselwano kulindeleke ukuthi iqedwe kwikota yokuqala ka-2022.
Ngokusho kweSeverstal Steel, ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa minyaka yonke okubangelwa yimpahla yamalahle yenkampani kubiza cishe u-14.3% wegesi ebamba ukushisa iyonke yeSeverstal. Ukuthengiswa kwempahla yamalahle kuzosiza inkampani ukuthi igxile kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwensimbi nensimbi. Ibhizinisi lensimbi, futhi kunciphise kakhulu umthelela wekhabhoni emisebenzini yezinkampani. ISeverstal inethemba lokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamalahle ngokusebenzisa izinqubo ezintsha zokukhiqiza ezitshalweni zensimbi, ngaleyo ndlela kuncishiswe ukukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa okubangelwa ukwenza insimbi.
Kodwa-ke, amalahle aseyinto ebalulekile yokuncibilikisa insimbi yiSeverstal. Ngakho-ke, iSeverstal ihlela ukusayina isivumelwano sokuthenga seminyaka emihlanu nenkampani yamandla yaseRussia ukuqinisekisa ukuthi iSeverstal izothola ukuphakelwa kwamalahle okwanele eminyakeni emihlanu ezayo.