The Russian Arbitration Court ordered the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Combine (CHMK), part of the Russian mining and steel group Mechel, to pay 2.2 billion rubles ($26.3 million) to the gas supplier Novatek-Chelyabinsk in a lawsuit filed in June this year, according to local media reports.
On October 7, the Arbitration Court of the Chelyabinsk Region fully satisfied the supplier's requirements. The lawsuit was filed on June 29, while Mechel participated in the trial as a third party.
The case was considered behind closed doors, and the specific nature and structure of the claim in the amount of 2.2 billion rubles were not disclosed.
Previous disputes over gas payments have ended in a settlement. соглашениями
This is not the first financial dispute between CHMK and Novatek Chelyabinsk. In April 2025, the gas supplier filed two lawsuits against the steel mill in connection with unpaid gas supplies, collecting a total amount exceeding 1.8 billion rubles (21.5 million US dollars).
Initially, the court ruled in favor of Novatek-Chelyabinsk in both cases. However, the parties subsequently reached an amicable agreement.
CHMC also presented a separate иск
CHMC also participated in a separate a legal dispute with the Russian supplier of industrial equipment Cryogenmash. In 2025, the Moscow Arbitration Court satisfied Cryogenmash's claim for approximately 882 million rubles (10.5 million US dollars) in connection with contracts for the construction of a cryogenic air separation plant. установки.
According to the plaintiff, the difficulties with payment began in mid-2024, and CHMC stopped financing the project in early 2025.
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