The article presents the macroeconomic expert analysis of development indicators of the Russian metallurgical complex. Key problems are emphasized along with potential growth factors. In recent years the Russian Federation actively rebuilds its economy and incorporates to the existing system of the world economic relationships. These processes are connected with prolonged economic crisis resistance. In the circumstances, innovative economic development should be the top priority of the state policy. However, the strategy and key lines of such a development are not determined. Effectiveness of innovations in the metallurgical complex determines successful modernization of the country and its integration into the global system of innovation. According to this, the current economic policy of Russia should be focused on innovative vector and consistent elimination of raw materials export orientation of the economy. Economic mechanism of environmental management and environmental protection in the Russian Federation are not yet sufficiently linked with the strategy of innovative development. As a result, the economic situation in the country does not comply with environmental safety requirements. Therefore, innovative development of metallurgical industry of Russia should be focused on resource-saving manufacturing, emissions and discharges reduction, conversion to advanced low- and non-waste technologies.The article is prepared with the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation.

Transportation and refining of heavy metal-bearing oil are associated with the problems of localized destruction of metal structures and elements due to corrosion. In the process of equipment operation, it was revealed that premature failure of steel coils of heating tube furnaces at oil refineries and petrochemical plants was associated with insufficient strength and corrosion resistance of the steelwork. The study of the effect that structure and phase composition of 15KH5M-alloy steel elements of heating furnaces at oil refineries have on the corrosion properties, associated with mass loss and localized destructions in the process of heat treatment, allows to develop protective measures and determine heating modes with a rate-limiting step of oxidation. The rate of various corrosion types of 15KH5M steel is used as an indicator to assess the effectiveness of the applied modes of coil heat treatment in order to increase their corrosion resistance and improve their operational characteristics. Conducted experiments on heat treatment of certain steel coil sections allowed to determine rational heating modes for the studied coils, which made it possible to reduce their mass loss and increase corrosion resistance of working surfaces in the process of operation. Proposed heat treatment of steel coils at specified intervals of their operation in the tube furnaces creates conditions for their stable performance and affects the degree of industrial and environmental safety, as well as reduces material costs associated with the repair and replacement of individual assemblies and parts of tube furnaces.

The reduction kinetics of serial phase transitions of iron oxides during reduction to a metallized state with different modes of technical hydrogen supply has been studied and substantiated. The results of the pellets formation when 3-5 % molasses is added to the red mud as a binding reagent are presented. The dependences of the reduction rate of iron oxides on the hydrogen flow rate are obtained. Based on the results of the experiments, a kinetic model was constructed, and with the help of X-ray phase and spectral analysis, it was proved that the agglomerates formed after heat treatment received high strength due to the adhesion of reduced iron particles with red mud particles. The use of a new type of charge materials in melting units will reduce the amount of emissions and dust fractions, as well as increase the metal yield.