Russia: Norilsk operations receive Volvo trucks

Twelve Volvo trucks will come to Norilsk Industrial Transport (NPT) Enterprise, Norilsk Nickel subsidiary, in the nearest future. New dump trucks will replace outdated equipment and improve ore transportation efficiency. MAZ-5516А5-373 outdated dump trucks operated by NPT are used to deliver ore from stockpiles to Norilsk Concentrator of Polar Division. Ore transportation is twenty-four-hours-a-day process…

Russia: Mechel reports Q2 2016 operational results

Mechel PAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announced Q2 2016 operational results. Mechel CEO Oleg Korzhov commented on the operational results: “In this accounting period, the coal industry demonstrated stable demand on both global and domestic markets, with a growth registered in both quarter benchmarks and spot prices. In Q2 China…

Ukraine: new scrap procuring association created

Companies dealing with ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, as well as other secondary materials have created the Ukrainian association of secondary metals and resources (UAVtormetresurs). According to Euro-Metal Invest deputy CEO Valeri Katunin, the company was registered on July 18. It will be a non-profitable organization. It will deal with protecting interests of its members; cooperate…