Power generating company RusHydro has postponed a decision on joint construction of the Boguchansky aluminum plant or the Taishetsky aluminum plant with Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL to April, CEO Nikolai Shulginov told reporters on March 16. “We are making preparations. A meeting of the board of directors has been put off to April 1-10.…
In 2017 ArcelorMittal Temirtau intends to increase coal concentrate output by 84% YoY, to 4.722 million tons. In February the Vostochnaya central processing factory started a pilot project on increasing concentrate output. With 210 thousand tons according to the business-plan, the shortest month in the year saw 225.1 thousand tons of concentrate produced. In January…
The chairman of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic Alexander Zakharchenko has set up a program on partial clearing of the salary debts to miners of the state enterprises Artemugol (Gorlovka) and Ordzhonikidzeugol (Yenakievo). According to Zakharchenko’s order, the so-called ministry of finances will provide 182 million rubles for the cause. Coalmining in Gorlovka stopped in…
In 2016 Polymetal produced 1.27 million ounces of gold equivalent, up from its target of 1.26 million ounces. The annual gold output totaled 890 thousand ounces, up by 3% YoY, silver – 29.2 million ounces, down by 9% YoY. The gold output plan is 1.4 million ounces for 2017 and 1.55 million ounces in 2018.…
The State Property Fund has announced the sale of the Aluminum Foil Works in Zaporozhye. The starting price is 966.43 million UAH, or 1.16 billion UAH with VAT. The fund accepts all offers by April 3. The company has not been operating since the date of its creation – in 2004. It employs the director,…
The Vysochaishy Company intends to get the state support from the Ministry of economical development for the investment projects in the Baikal region. The company wants to get into the list of regional projects participants by submitting an inquiry to the ministry of the economical development of the Irkutsk region. The Vysochaishy project deposits are…
The processing factory of the Kolskaya Mining and Metal Company will receive a new automated system of technological process management. The previous complex is completely outdated. Moreover its spare parts are no longer produced. The modernization process is carried out gradually. In 2016 new machinery was assembled at the slurry pumping station. Now the specialists…
According to Vadim Dorofeev, the senior manager on coated metal sales of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, the coating market passed the lowest level of decline last year. In 2016 galvanized steel consumption in Russia totaled 2.88 million tons, down by 2% YoY, while the polymeric coating sector saw an increase of 1%, to 1.9…