The negotiations between administration of Evraz Sukhaya Balka and miners on the salary increase are underway. As the result of the meetings held on May 12, 15 and 16, the administration decided to review its previous decision on wage increase. The company is prepared to increase salary by 20%. Taking into account the 3% increase…
In Q1 Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works finished the reorganization of its coalmining company Belon. Within the program 7 companies, previously a part of Belon, joined MMK-ugol. MMK controls 67.76% of MMK-ugol. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-March VSMPO-Avisma received 5.07 billion rubles of net profits, down by 34% YoY. Earnings totaled 17.9 billion rubles, down by 3%. The company accounts receivable increased to 20.1 billion rubles, while accounts payable dropped to 6.46 billion rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
The Polyarnaya artel plans to obtain 250-270 kg of alluvial gold in Chukotka this season. “We haven’t started operations yet, as the snow covers the sites, and there is no water. Sand washing will start in June. We expect the growth of output at the level of 30-50 kg”, the company chief geologist Ananiy Solomchuk…
Mechel-Service has opened a new warehouse in Biysk. The total number of the company warehouses in Russia has grown to 62 and the cities where it is present to 45. Earlier customers had to travel 165 km to Barnaul, where the nearest warehouse was situated. The customers of the new warehouse are construction companies, metal…
In 2017 Guryevsk Iron and Steel Works intends to produce 106.6 thousand tons of steel, up 1.9-fold YoY. Rolled metal output is expected on the level of 134.5 thousand tons, up by 43.8%, and grinding balls – 60.7 thousand tons, up by 8.4%. In Q1 the works earnings increased by 17.3% YoY, to 990.56 million…
As of May 15 average daily steel output is on the April level. As of May 16, 16 out of 28 blast furnaces (57%), 12 out of 21 converters (57%), 7 out of 9 open-hearth furnaces (78%) and 7 out of 15 electric arc furnaces (47%) are operating. Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and…
In April Ukrainian metal companies received 290 thousand tons of scrap, up by 25 thousand tons MoM, or 95% of the need. In January-April metallurgists received 1 million tons of scrap, up by 15% YoY, and 82% of the need. Scrap stocks at metal companies in April increased by 20 thousand tons, to 115 thousand…