VIZ-Stal, a part of NLMK, has finished the first stage of the highly efficient dust extraction system implementation on the heat-resistant coating machines. The financing of the project totals 1.4 billion rubles. VIZ-Stal is capable of producing 180 thousand tons of transformer steel. 80% of products is exported. VIZ-Stal share in the world transformer steel…
In January metal companies from CIS-countries produced 8.935 million tons of steel, up by 11.4% YoY. Ukraine increased steel output by 8.5%, to 2.103 million tons, and occupies the 10th position in the world steel manufacturers list. Russia is on the 5th position with 6.183 million tons of steel, up by 11.6%. All the other…
In 2016 Russia exported 511.1 thousand tons of raw copper, down by 9.2% YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, Copper deliveries to the far foreign countries decreased by 10.1% YoY, to 501.1 thousand tons, to CIS – went up by 69.5%, to 10 thousand tons. In monetary terms exports decreased by 22% YoY, to…
In February the coke manufacture of CherMK will be 61 years old. For the past 10 years the manufacture changed greatly: coke batteries No. 3 and 7 (and the works has 8 in total) have been modernized, 2 shops have been reconstructed. This year will see the reconstruction of the oldest coking battery – No.…
Russia’s Federal Mineral Resources Agency has granted a license to develop the Sukhoi Log gold deposit to SL Zoloto, a joint venture between miner Polyus and state conglomerate Rostec, Polyus said in a statement. Polyus plans to perform additional geological survey and design a feasibility study with the help of international consultants in the next…
Uzbekugol held on February 20 a press conference titled ‘Levels of perspective specialty development’ to inform media on the work done under the Cabinet resolution ‘On additional measures for improvement of coal production supply to the population and budget organizations of the Republic’. Uzbekugol, a part of Uzbekenergo, has been mining and selling coal for…
Ukraine has started an antidumping investigation on the imports of rebars and wire rods from Russia. The corresponding decision was taken by the foreign trade commission of Ukraine on February 13. Russian exporters could register in the investigation as participants by March 20, and by April 18, send comments to the Ministry of economic development…
