In April 24-25, 2012, Kyiv hosted a scientific and technical conference entitled the Key Aspects of Electrical and Metallurgical Industry Development and organised by the Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy Manufacturers.
Bratsk Ferroalloy Plant OJSC (Bratsk, Russia), owned by the major mining and smelting holding Mechel, commissioned an RKO-33 electrical furnace for ferrosilicon smelting.