The Ministry of economic development and trade has ordered the supervisory board of Ukrzaliznytsia to sell its scrap to local metal companies. The decision followed the earlier meeting of the Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman with the representatives of the metal companies and aims at securing their interests. According to the Ukrzaliznytsia chairman Wojcieh Balczun, this…
Aluminum Association has suggested standardizing documents regulating usage of aluminum and aluminum alloys in construction. To reach the goal expert group will be created headed by the leading companies. The decision has been taken during the meeting of the Aluminum Association construction sector with the participation of TatProf, KRAMZ, Realit, Rusal, Alukom, etc. (Ukrainian metal)
Tashkent has become a host to the UzBuild-2017 international construction exhibition. MMK is one of the participants. The company presents products for construction, including bars, cold- and hot-rolling sheet, galvanized metal and metal with coating, as well as metal wares. Among the new products are the high-strength and wear-resistant steel, manufactured under MagStrong brand. In…
In 2016 investments of the major Russian pipe manufacturers in the modernization exceeded 21 billion rubles. According to the Foundation on pipe industry development, TMK invested over 10 billion rubles into the program to improve premium pipe quality and increase capacities. The United Metallurgical Company (OMK) invested 6 billion rubles into new products. Chelyabinsk Pipe…
Taking into account the current market situation Evraz will not resume work on its Yuzhny stan (Southern Mill) project of the construction of a rolling mill in Rostov region. “We need some time to watch over the market situation, and in case there is an increase in demand in the southern regions, we might return…
In 2016 Severstal Distribution increased its EBITDA by 78% YoY, to $56 million. Revenues went up by 5%, to $716 million. The end of Q1 2016 saw the dramatic increase of price on all the group markets, resulting in a short-term shortage. In 2016 Severstal Distribution increased sales by 6% YoY, to 1.545 million tons.…
Under the current contract the ChTPZ Group will deliver an additional batch of pipes for the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline. The company will supply 3.2 thousand tons of large diameter pipes (1153 mm) with the wall thickness of 41 mm, as well as 12 adapter pipes and 499 units of buckle arrestors.…
MMK-Metiz under the program of product range increase started producing LB-52MK electrode with 2.6 mm diameter. Now the company produces such electrodes in 4 diameters: 3.2, 4, 5 and 2.6 mm. MMK-Metiz has been producing a wide range of welding materials since 1949. Its welding shop can produce 35 electrode grades. (Ukrainian metal)
