According to the Psychea scientific center director Gennady Ryabtsev, Ukraine might face the necessity to buy coal from the Russia-supported terrorist organizations of the so-called Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, if it fails to create sufficient stocks. “Here everything is simple. If all has been though over and the stock have been formed, than there…
Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works is putting into operation a new thermocatalytic afterburning machine that will decrease pollution from the tar-distilling shop. Despite the difficult situation in the area and the constant lack of electricity Metinvest goes on with its program of the works modernization. In particular, the new machine is one of the most…
OMK has started realizing the project of localization of imported ball valves for the gas industry with 1400 mm diameter. On the basis of its subsidiary Trubodetal OMK has created the Ural Works of Special Valve Industry. The engineering and design works and the selection of the constructor of the new shop are underway. OMK…
Gazprom has cancelled a tender to buy $194 million worth of large diameter pipes. The tender presupposed 7 lots to be supplied in Q4 2016 – Q1 2017. The pipes were intended for Gazprom Komplektatsia. The tender was to be held on October 19. In mid-August Gazprom held an auction on LDP purchase for the…
Zaporizhstal has represented Ukraine at the European Parliament of Enterprises (Brussels). Representatives of major German, French, Italian, Polish and other companies also participated in the event. Zaporizhstal’s representative was the sales director Vladimir Kolomiets. “Ukrainian economy needs a strong business. And business in its turn needs a strong and consistent governmental policy. In any successful…
Beginning with October 19, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih had to start paying for damages caused by its pollution. According to the new Tax Code of Ukraine, AMKR has to pay the following to the state: 30% to the special state budget fund (21 million UAH) and 70% to the local budget (50.4 million UAH). The latter…
In January-September ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih produced 4.27 million tons of rolled metal, up by 10.8% YoY. According to the company statement, steel smelting went up by 8.8%, to 4.72 million tons, while pig iron production increased by 15.8%, to 4.52 million tons. The company also produced 7.77 million tons of sinter, 692 thousand tons of…
MMK-Metiz has added a new type of products to its portfolio. According to the company statement, it has started producing square stock with 7×7 and 8×8 mm sections of 10 and 20 steel grades in rods. Such rods are used in many industries. (Ukrainian metal)
