In January-August Russia imported 2.76 million tons of ferrous metals, down by 1.63% YoY. Far foreign countries supplied 1.81 million tons of ferrous metals. According to the Federal Customs Service, steel imports (not counting pig iron, ferroalloys and scrap) decreased by 8.59%, to 2.28 million tons. Steel pipes imports grew by 19.76% YoY, to 0.29…
In January-August Russia exported 28.65 million tons of ferrous metals, up by 3.4% YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, pig iron exports went up by 3.6%, to 3.39 million tons, that of carbon steel semi-finished products – by 3.8%, to 9.72 million tons, all YoY. In monetary terms ferrous exports fell by 16.6% YoY,…
Machine-building works of Corum Group are loaded at more than 100%. “Our clients are returning to their old investment projects. The underground mining equipment sees the largest demand. This is all due to the increase of demand for and prices of coking coal and the preparation to the heating season”, said the company CEO Yakov…
Metinvest doesn’t see steel prices growing considerably in 2017. “We believe everything will be on this year’s level”, Yuri Ryzhenkov, Metinest CEO, reported. According to him, results of the antidumping investigations by EU will be important for Ukrainian producers. “From the point of view of Ukrainian manufacturers, everything depends on antidumping investigations. If they end…
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.91* min max July 493 493 August 493 493 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 31.08.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (Ukrainian Metal)
NLMK Group, an international steel producer with operations in Russia, Europe and the USA, and KAMAZ, Russia’s leading heavy-duty truck manufacturer, have held their first Coordinating Council. At a meeting held in Naberezhnye Chelny, the two companies discussed steel deliveries, as well as the possibility of manufacturing new machinery for NLMK, including with the use…
The Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works (a part of Mechel) has completed the overhaul of equipment at its sintering factory that produces raw materials for pig iron manufacture. Some spare parts of the gas treatment equipment have also been replaced. Some 80% of the sintering factory equipment was subject to repairs. (Ukrainian metal)
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.91* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.489* min max min max July 129 143 146 161 August 131 150 146 161 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 31.08.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…