Since the start of the year, pig iron transshipment volumes at the Ismail seaport increased. In January, volumes totaled 38 thousand tons, while in the whole 2022 they amounted to only 18.9 thousand tons. After the Russian invasion, most Ukrainian seaports suspended operation. Now only the Danube ports are able to export metal products. (Ukrainian…
According to the decree of the President of Uzbekistan dated January 9, until the end of the year the Tashkent Agricultural Machinery Works will start producing pig iron castings. In December the first stage of the manufacture with the capacity of 12 thousand tons of castings per year and the investments of $16.3 million will…
Verkhnyaya Salda Iron and Steel Works plans to start producing granulated pig iron on the basis of the Titanium Valley Special Economic Zone. Investments are estimated at 1.1 billion rubles. “In late 2020 – early 2021 a new enterprise will be created to produce high-purity granulated pig iron. Its capacity will total 40 thousand tons…
In January-July Russia exported 2.63 million tons of pig iron, down by 21.6% YoY, valued at $915 million, down by 25.6%. USA accounted for 45% of purchases, down by 31.3%. Italy decreased imports by 44.3%, to 18%, while Turkey increased by 50.2%, to 13.6%. The main exporters of pig iron are Ural Stal, Tulachermet and…
In January Russia produced 4.15 million tons of pig iron, down by 7.8% YoY (4.715 million tons in December 2018). Ukraine, no longer a part of CIS, decreased pig iron output by 9.6%, to 1.789 million tons (1.832 million tons). Kazakhstan produced 250 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 20.4% (260 thousand tons). All…
In January-November Russia exported 5.03 million tons of pig iron valued at $1885 million, up by 23.7% and by 35.6% YoY respectively. According to the customs statistics, USA imported the most pig iron – 55.3%, up by 7.4%. The share of Italy grew 1.83-fold, to 12.4%. Hong Kong imported 572 thousand tons of pig iron.…
In July, according to the customs statistics, Russia exported 345.8 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 12.3% YoY. In 7 months exports grew by 30.9%, to 3.35 million tons valued at $1226 million, up by 43%. USA imported the most – 52%, up by 1.1% YoY. Hong Kong follows second with 17%. It started…
In January-June Russia exported 3.3 million tons of pig iron, up by 34.6% YoY, valued at $1106 million, up by 48.6%. According to the customs statistics, US imported the most pig iron (51.4%, up by 6.1%). Hong Kong started importing Russian pig iron in late 2017 and in 6 months purchased 478 thousand tons. Italy…