It is reported that Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steelmaker Industrial Union of Donbass, plans in late April to start the capital repairs of its blast furnace No 9 and of its continuous billet caster No 1.During the capital repairs DMKD will replace the units’ main…
It is reported that the reduction of ferrous scrap export from Ukraine in February 2010 is 23.2% in comparison to February 2009, to 13.71 thousand tons. The revenue from overseas shipment drops by 41% to $4.47 million.In two months period of 2010 compared to that of 2009 ferrous scrap export increased by 36.5% and amounted…
It is reported that steelmaking companies in Russia and Ukraine increase their export prices for HRC and CRC of April production. The reason is problems with raw materials supplies and their high prices.The growth for hot-rolled coils made $40 per ton. Hot-rolled coils of April production are sold for export at $605 per ton to…
For the first time in the history of Ukrainian industry the Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works (EMZ), part of the Metinvest Group, commenced installation of the bell-less charging device for new Blast Furnace 3.The BCD enables reducing coke consumption rate by 10 kilogram per ton to 15 kilogram per ton of cast iron, and energy…