Russia: Buryatzoloto profits down in 2016

In 2016 Buryatzoloto, a part of Nordgold, decreased all its financial indexes. In particular, net profits dropped 6.9-fold YoY, to 651.32 million rubles. EBITDA also decreased 6.9-fold, to 818.761 million rubles, sales profits totaled 2.614 billion rubles, down by 22% YoY. The company revenues dropped by 10.3%, to 8.044 billion rubles. In 2016 at its…

Russia: UEM profits down in 2016

In 2016 the net profits of Uralelectromed decreased by 23.6% YoY, to 2.17 billion rubles. Revenue, on the other hand, went up to 28.9 billion rubles from 26 billion rubles in 2015, while sales jumped from 18.3 billion rubles to 22.97 billion rubles. The company says revenue growth was the result of output and sales…

Russia: SUMZ profits up in 2016

In 2016 Sredneuralsky Copper-Smelting Works, a part of UMMC, increased its net profits 10-fold YoY. According to the company statement, it received 2.912 billion rubles of profits, as opposed to 300 million rubles in 2015. In 2014 the company reached the highest volume of net losses – 5.2 billion rubles. Revenues in 2016 increased by…

Ukraine: pellets exports in January-February 2017

In January-February, Poltava Mining and Processing Works, a part of Ferrexpo, exported 1.71 million tons of iron ore pellets. Karelsky Okatysh exported 944 thousand tons of pellets, Lebedinsky GOK – 728 thousand tons, Mikhailovsky GOK (all three – Russia) – 466 thousand tons. Central Mining and Processing Works exported 305.1 thousand tons of iron ore…