Ukraine: Valki-Ilmenit ups output in January-August 2015
In January-August Valki-Ilmenit, a part of Group DF, produced 52.4 thousand tons of 42% ilmenite concentrate, up by 48.5% YoY.
Ukraine: Krasnolimanskaya miners on strike
Vitaly Zyusko, a former deputy CEO of the Krasnolimanskaya mine, and acting director after Konstantin Kiselev has been fired, was met with damnations and shouts he was not supported by anyone in this office.
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: strips (structural steel), August 2015
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR66.478* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH21.185* min max min max July 412.87 412.87 437.33 437.33 August 427.69 427.69 435.95 435.95 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.08.15 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
Ukraine: Grigorishin wants to give DTEK assets back to the state
Rinat Akhmetov’s DTEK assets have been illegally privatized and their return to the state ownership will look not like reprivatization or nationalization, but like a return of the wrongfully amortized property.
Ukraine: Zaporizhstal goes on with its oxygen-converter shop project
Zaporizhstal has concluded a contract to carry out design and survey work on construction of the hot-rolled coils complex within the converter shop. The sum of the contract is about 100 million UAH.
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: scrap (grade 3a), August 2015
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR66.478* min max July 60 159 August 60 159 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.08.15 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (Ukrainian Metal)
Ukraine: Ilyich to put continuous casting machine into operation
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Primetals Technology (Austria) have signed an agreement to construct a continuous casting machine.
Ukraine: Kalenkov appointed Metallurgprom president
Metallurgprom board of directors has appointed Alexander Kalenkov, the Institute for strategic researches director, the president.