In January-June Anglo Asian Mining was selling gold mined in Azerbaijan at the average price of $1.238 thousand per ounce. “The price increase witnessed in 2016, continued in H1 2017 as well. In January-June we were selling gold on average for $1.238 thousand per ton as against $1.23 thousand in 2016”, the company stated. The…
In July, according to the customs statistics, Russia exported 548 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, down by 7.7% MoM and by 3% YoY. In June scrap exports grew by 39.9% and by 6%, while in May they dropped by 13% and by 29% respectively. In January-July Russia exported 2.7 million tons of scrap, down by…
In July Russia exported 308.6 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 43% MoM, but up by 35.7% YoY. In June pig iron exports increased by 38% MoM, but decreased by 14.7% YoY, while in May they were up by 183% and down by 12.1% respectively. In January-July exports totaled 2.56 million tons, down by…
In August Vostsibugol LLC mined 887.9 thousand tons of coal at its three pits in Irkutsk region, up by 18% YoY. In particular, the Cheremkhovsky and Golovinsky sites of the Cheremkhovugol pit yielded 283.7 thousand tons, Tulunugol pit – 543.2 thousand tons, and the youngest pit of the company – Zheronsky – 60.9 thousand tons.…
The authorities of Nizniy Novgorod region intend to provide Vyksa Iron and Steel Works with preferences of almost 8 billion rubles on the project to create casing, oil-and-gas and compressor pipes manufacture. VMZ could get a regional support of profit and assets tax exemption if it carries out the project. Investments total 41 billion rubles.…
In January-July Mechel-Service increased metal sales from warehouses by 2% YoY. “In 7 months of 2016 we shipped 852 thousand tons of products, this year – 871 thousand tons. Our sales network has expanded: we have opened a site in Biysk. Soon our subsidiaries will appear in Izhevsk and Volgograd”, the company CEO Leonid Polyansky…
According to the Mariupol city council member Maksim Borodin, Azovstal had another chemical attack on the city. “A strong east wind carries Azovstal pollutions to the Ilyanskaya and Slobodka (city districts). I reported to the contact-center. They promised to send a mobile lab”, he posted on his Facebook page. Local citizens in their comments to…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works has started experiencing shortage of scrap. “The situation on the scrap market is worsening, we see the shortage”, the company CEO Enver Tskitishvili said. According to him, the company has been better provided with scrap in a more complex period (June-July) because of Ukrzaliznytsia selling its stocks. “As far as…