The Metinvest group minimal wage equals to the average salary in Ukraine, Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman said during his visit to the city of Mariupol and Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. The company CEO Enver Tskitishvili noted, that in June the salary across the group increased by 20% on average. (Ukrainian metal)
In May railroad transportation increased by 3.5% YoY, to 106.5 million tons. According to the Russian Railroads, in January-May throughput increased by 3.8% YoY, to 516.9 million tons. Coke transportation in 5 months increased by 1.3%, to 4.7 million tons, ferrous scrap – by 7.4%, to 5.6 million tons. At the same time ferrous metals…
Mednogorsk Copper-Sulfur Works railroad crane fleet has increased by one unit. The cost of the new machinery is around 7 million rubles. The lifting capacity of the crane is 25 tons, with the arm length of 15 meters and the lifting height of 14 meters. “This is a long-expected purchase for us. The cranes that…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works beams are used in the manufacture of railroad cars and flat wagons for cold climate. The company has already supplied 900 tons of rolled metal to Roslavl Wagon-Repair Works. The flat wagons will be used to transport timber and bulk cargo. The metal for such wagons has to be able…
Kyshtym Electrolitic Copper Plant has prepared a site for the construction of two additional rows of electrolyses bathes (40 bathes in each row). All the unnecessary equipment has been disassembled. The next stage is creation of the foundation. The KMEZ copper electrolyses shop capacity will increase from 120 thousand tons to 140 thousand tons of…
The ChTPZ group and Rostselmash have signed a cooperation agreement. The contract is valid till 2019 and makes ChTPZ the main supplier of pipes. The group will supply not less than 90% of pipes for Rostov Press Works, a part of Rostselmash. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia’s Aluminum Association and the aerospace branch of aluminum producer RUSAL will jointly promote seats manufactured by Vemina Aviaprestige, the association said in a statement. The companies have asked the Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, to appeal to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and FAA for certificate approval of the Russian-manufactured seats, which will…
In January-April Central Mining and Processing Works produced 674 thousand tons of pellets, down by 19% YoY. According to a company representative, iron ore concentrate output dropped by 11.4%, to 1.536 million tons. In April CGOK produced 67 thousand tons of pellets and 385 thousand tons of concentrate, down from 200 thousand tons of pellets…
