Following a request by the non-recognized republics to re-register legal entities in the so-called “DNR” and “LNR”, Metinvest declares a complete loss of control over the operations of all assets on the temporarily non-controlled territory (NCT). Unidentified people arrived at the group’s enterprises and demanded that the assets be re-registered under the jurisdiction of the…
The net profit of the metals producer Norilsk Nickel increased by 47%, to $2.531 billion in 2016, as calculated under the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the company said in a statement on March 15. Revenue fell by 3%, to $8.259 billion. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) decreased by 9%, to $3.899…
In April Ukrainian metal companies expect steel output to drop by 15% form the March planned results, to 1.7 million tons from 2 million tons. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, the April plan also presupposes the decrease in rolled metal output by 16.7%, to 1.5 million tons, and pig iron by 21%, to 1.5 million tons. Such…
The Commercial court of the Volyn region has initiated the bankruptcy procedure of the state enterprise Volynugol. The procedure started on March 2. The insolvency case was opened following the claim of the state enterprise Regional Power Grid, which itself has been in the bankruptcy procedure since December 7, 2015. The debt of Volynugol to…
In February deliveries of scrap to metal companies decreased by 10 thousand tons MoM, to 220 thousand tons, or the 76% of the necessary volume. Scrap stocks at the metal companies in February decreased by 15 thousand tons, to 105 thousand tons as of March 1. In January-February metal companies received 450 thousand tons of…
Directors of DTEK‘s enterprises, such as Komsomolets Donbasu Mine PJSC, Mospyne Coal Refining Company LLC, PEM-Energovuhillia PJSC, Skhidenergo LLC (Zuivska Thermal Power Plant), Donetskoblenergo PJSC, Tekhrempostavka LLC, Sverdlovanthracite LLC, Rovenkyanthracite LLC, Electronaladka LLC, Vysokovoltni Merezhi LLC and DTEK Service LLC, which are situated within the temporarily uncontrolled territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, have received…
The Kremlin never recommended Metalloinvest and Severstal to start supplying iron ore to the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, the Russian president spokesman Dmitry Peskov declared. At the same time, according to him, Russia does everything possible to “ease the situation” on Donbass. Earlier mass media reported on the readiness of the Russian metal…
At present Techno Tube, a part of Special Steels and Alloys company, operates 8 pipe-welding lines, including 6 TIG lines and 2 LAZER lines. According to the SSA CEO Semen Serikov, modernization allowed the works to produce 480 tons of welded pipes in December 2016. In 2017 the company plans to start producing 500 tons…