Kazakhstan: KAZ Minerals income up in 2016

In 2016 KAZ Minerals increased its income by 43% YoY, to $969 million. According to the company statement, it produced 140.3 thousand tons of copper cathodes, up by 73% YoY. Sales increased from 84 thousand tons of copper in 2015 to 141 thousand tons, which allowed covering the decrease in price: $4860 per ton, down…

CIS: steel output up in January 2017

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…

Russia: copper exports down in 2016

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…