Interpipe has produced the first order at the new line of railroad wheel treatment, put into operation in October. According to the company statement, the order was produced for the Bulgarian state railroads. The total number of wheels is 240. 850 mm KLW-brand wheels have been produced according to EN 13262. This is the first…
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR62.9* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.496* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max September 344 531 318 421 345 365 October 391 518 343 387 375 385 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 31.10.16…
Severstal-Gonvarri-Kaluga has processed over 400 thousand tons of products since it was put into operation in 2010. The company offers cutting services to clients. In 2013 it received an additional line for billet production and a new manufacturing complex with the area of 6350 square meters was constructed, increasing the warehouse area by 4 thousand…
Zaporizhstal lacks iron ore from the Zaporozhye Iron Ore Complex due to the shortage of railroad cars. “This month we are some 30 thousand tons of ore behind. This means we will not receive 50-60 thousand tons of concentrate”, the company CEO Rostislav Shurma said. The works has been experiencing the lack of cars for…
Month Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.496* min max September 340 441 October 306 362 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 31.10.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (Ukrainian Metal) Dear colleagues! From 2017 the monthly metal price monitoring…
OAO Minsk Motor Plant (MMZ, managing company of MMZ Group) plans to complete the first stage of a project to build a high strength cast iron plant in Stolbtsy (Minsk region) in Q2 2017. The first stage includes three launch units: the first unit (cylinder block liner facility with annually capacity of 8,000 units) was…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has finished capital repairs of its wire mill-150. The mill has been put into operation and the manufacturing process has started. “The task of the mill is to produce one of the main AMKR products: steel wire rod. The overhaul of the mill will let the shop work more efficiently and increase…
The Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works CEO Yuri Zinchenko has again severely criticized the Polish top-managers of Ukrzasliznystia and their idea to increase transportation tariffs in 2017. “The least favorable forecasts have come true. The decision to increase prices for cargo transportation next year has been officially confirmed. The tariffs will increase by 25%”,…