The council of cooperation of Gulf countries (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia) has started investigation on ferrosilicomanganese imports from Ukraine. Within 21 days of the date of the investigation start all the parties concerned have to register as participants, and within 10 days to address the council to receive the questionnaire. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September the Siberian Coal Energy Company mined 78.9 million tons of coal, up by 15% YoY. Sales went up by 5% YoY, to 74.1 million tons. Sales on the local market remained on the last year levels. Russian consumers received 36.1 million tons of coal, with 29.2 million tons going to power plants. Foreign…
The department of the inner market protection of the Eurasian Economic Commission has started the second antidumping investigation in respect of some types of steel pipes, produced by Ukrainian metal companies. The investigation was initiated by Interpipe to review the individual sizes of antidumping duties due to new circumstances. The antidumping measures were imposed in…
In January-September Korshunovsky Mining and Processing Works mined 6 million tons of ore, up by 3% YoY. According to the company statement, concentrate output went up by 3%, to 2.1 million tons. Almost all of the products (98%) were supplied to Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works. Revenues increased by 13% YoY, to 6.4 billion rubles,…
In Q3 Evraz Sukhaya Balka decreased iron ore mining following the halt of its capacities. According to the company statement, in July-September lumpy ore mining dropped by 18.4% QoQ, to 639 thousand tons. In January-September the output decreased by 8% YoY, to 1.946 million tons. The company expects output volumes to increase in Q4. The…
In January-September Mechel-Service sold 1.4 million tons of metal, up by 7% YoY. In Q3 the company was able to sell some 500 thousand tons of metal. Shaped sections sales went up by 25%, pipes – by 27%, metal wares – by 20%, sheet – by 13% and strips – by 55%. “We continue keeping…
ArcelorMittal Temirtau plans to increase steel deliveries to Iran to 1.5 million tons. “The plan for 2016 is 1.145 million tons of hot- and cold-rolled coils, tin and sections. In 2017 we intend to increase deliveries to 1.56 million tons”, Vadim Besin, the company repairs director, noted. Iran is one of the main destinations for…
In Q3 Evraz Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works drastically decreased steel smelting. According to the company statement, this had to do with using slab stocks for production. Carbon steel production in July-September dropped by 9.4% QoQ, to 264 thousand tons, while that of pig iron increased by 4.1%, to 286 thousand tons. Semi-finished product manufacture…
