In April Zaporizhstal increased pig iron output by 4% YoY and steel by 5.4%. According to the company statement, it produced 279.6 thousand tons of pig iron, 317.3 thousand tons of steel and 265.8 thousand tons of rolled metal. Steel and pig iron output increase has to do with the increased operation of blast furnaces…
As of May 1, Druza LLC (a gold-mining company from Irkutsk) mined 229 kg of ore gold at the Nevskoye deposit. The company also owns the Bolshoy Dogaldyn alluvial gold site. Sand washing will begin there in June. This year the company intends to process 850 thousand tons of ore and 100 thousand cubic meters…
In 2016 Yekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works increased output by 20%, and precious metals refining by 10%. The company earnings decreased by 12% YoY, to $346 million, with exports amounting to $235 million. Net profits dropped to $8 million from $23 million in 2015. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2016 Trubprom started developing new manufacture – large diameter pipes of stainless steel. According to the company director Ilya Vorontsov, last year Trubprom received trial orders, and this year it has many more. The company has also modernized the mill, having increased the range of products. (Ukrainian metal)
Severstal has started producing the DP600 dual phase ferrite-martensite pickled hot-rolled steel with increased strength. This steel is used in the manufacture of wheel disks and automobile parts. The new steel grade is manufactured at the 2000 mill in the Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works sheet shop. “DP600 steel grade will allow us to increase…
In January-March Ukraine mined 10 million tons of coal, down by 3.3% YoY, or by 327.8 thousand tons. In particular, power-generating coal output reached 8.6 million tons, up by 7.8% YoY, or by 616.8 thousand tons, coking coal – 1.8 million tons, down by 13.9%, or by 289 thousand tons. Despite the total increase in…
In April Ukraine decreased steel output by 28.6% YoY, to 1.572 million tons. Pig iron output dropped by 30.1%, to 1.443 million tons. Rolled metal production decreased by 31.9%, to 1.341 million tons. In January-April Ukraine decreased steel production by 15.8% YoY, to 6.975 million tons, pig iron by 20.1%, to 6.324 million tons, rolled…
About 20 companies lost their licenses to develop deposits. The decision was made by the State Committee of Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use. The licensing commission suspended the development of four coal deposits: Kok-Yangak, Kozhokelen (the section of Torpu), Suluktinskoye, and Turuk. “United Coal Company” lost two licenses for Karatutskoye field. “Altyn-Beshikkomur” LLC was deprived…