Kazakhstan: Orken concentrate output up in H1 2017

In January-June the iron ore enterprises of Orken (ArcelorMittal Temirtau) produced 1.293 million tons of iron ore concentrate, up by 3.5% YoY. In total Orken enterprises mined 2.419 million tons of iron ore, up by 1.2% YoY. The Orken iron ore division is a complex of 4 enterprises: Lisakovsky subsidiary, Orken-Kentobe, Orken-Atansor and Orken-Atasu. They…

Ukraine: Zaporizhstal output up July 2017

In July Zaporizhstal produced 306.4 thousand tons of pig iron, 334 thousand tons of steel and 294.3 thousand tons of rolled metal. In June the corresponding figures were 260.7 thousand tons, 284.1 thousand tons and 246.7 thousand tons. In January-July the company produced 1976 thousand tons of pig iron, 2226.7 thousand tons of steel and…

Russia: MMK replaces oxygen converters

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works will replace converters at its oxygen converter shop. The project is expected to be complete this year. All the equipment will be supplied by Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Works (Ukraine). NKMZ has already shipped the equipment of the converter bulk. At present the works is manufacturing the third bulk of a converter.…