Karelsky Okatysh (a part of Severstal) has started producing new wares – metallized pellets (DR-pellets). This new product will allow the works to get to new markets. DR-pellets have less impurities and higher physical characteristics: increased abrasive resistance and reactivity index. “We see pellets overproduction on the Russian market in the next 2 years. So…
In January-August mining companies of Zabaikalye region mined 7772 tons of gold and 30657 tons of lead concentrate, up by 14.45% and 20.15% YoY respectively. According to the Ministry of natural resources and industrial policy of the region, zinc concentrate output, on the other hand, dropped by 2.45% YoY, to 4.89 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
According to the Ukrmetallurgprom president Alexander Kalenkov, the decree on scrap export duty increase, signed by the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, will play a major role in industry revival. “This decree is very useful for Ukraine, as we feel a sharp shortage of scrap. In 2015 Ukraine exported 1.2 million tons of scrap, it was…
DTEK plans to increase coal output at its mines in the second half of 2016 by 3.5 million tons HoH. According to the company commercial director Vitaly Butenko, Ukraine’s thermal power plants need 1.5 million tons of gas coal per month, with DTEK supplying 1.2-1.25 million tons. Because of the increase in investments DTEK will…
Alexander Vladychenko has won the competition for the office of the Ministry of energy and coal industry coal department director. Previously he worked as the general director and the chairman of the supervisory board of Belozerskaya mine, deputy director and chairman of Mine Group Donbass as well as the executive director of Ukrexpert. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-August Ferrexpo produced 7.52 million tons of iron ore pellets, down by 1.8% YoY. According to the company statement, concentrate output went up by 2.3% YoY, to 9.56 million tons. In August pellets output increased by 79 thousand tons MoM, to 939 thousand tons, while that of concentrate went up by 86 thousand tons,…
In January-August Evraz Sukhaya Balka produced 1.86 million tons of iron ore, down by 1% YoY. In August iron ore output totaled 327 thousand tons, up from 232 thousand tons in July. In 2015 Evraz Sukhaya Balka produced 2.81 million tons of iron ore, down by 2.7% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-August Interpipe-Steel produced 401 thousand tons of steel, up by 1.5% YoY. In August the works smelted 45 thousand tons of steel, down from 53 thousand tons in July. The company confirmed problems with ferrous scrap supplies. (Ukrainian metal)