In 2016 Ukraine exported 37.7 million tons of iron ore raw materials, down by 7.8 million tons YoY. According to the state enterprise Ukrpromvneshexpertisa, the largest drop in exports was to China – by 9.6 million tons. This market is the farthest and the less competitive for Ukrainian suppliers. On the other hand, Serbia and…
In January Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest, produced 173 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 1.1% YoY. Steel output increased by 15.2%, to 189 thousand tons, of pig iron – by 9%, to 173 thousand tons. In December 2016 the company produced 160 thousand tons of rolled metal, 154 thousand…
Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works has started testing three dust extraction systems in its sinter shop, which produces 15 million tons of raw materials for pig iron manufacture annually. The project will decrease dust emission by the sintering factory by 3.3% and will enable the company to use the dust in the manufacturing process. Dust…
Chelyabinsk Pipe Plant (ChelPipe) has announces the successful conclusion of book-building for the company’s second issue of exchange-traded bonds (BO series 001P-02) in a total nominal volume of 5 billion rubles, placed under the program. The exchange-traded bonds are structured according to the classical scheme with a 182-day coupon period and bullet repayment at the…
Metinvest B.V., the parent company of a vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, announces that the English court has sanctioned the scheme of arrangement to implement its financial restructuring. Following a court hearing on January 17, the English court ordered that separate meetings of (i) the holders of certain notes issued by the…
On February 8, Lvivugol received 12.9 million UAH to buy equipment and modernize its mines. The major part of money will be invested in the modernization of Vidrodzhennya, Lisova and Stepova mines modernization to increase coalmining. This year Lvivugol announced it planned to increase coal output by 2.2% YoY, to 1440 thousand tons. As of…
In 2016 Izhstal, a part of Mechel, increased stainless steel output 2-fold YoY. Stainless steel production totaled 16.5 thousand tons. Continuous cast billet accounted for 19% of all steel produced, its output having increased 3-fold YoY. Stainless ingots manufacture went up 1.8-fold. At present the company is capable of producing 250 nickel-containing stainless steels and…
In 2016 Yakutia mined 23.653 tons of gold. The annual target was 23.5 tons of gold. The decrease of the target is explained with the planned indexes of local gold-miners. This year Yakutia expects to mine 22-23 tons of gold. (Ukrainian metal)
