In January-October Ukraine exported $6.92 billion worth of ferrous metals, up by 15.4% YoY. According to the State Fiscal Service, ferrous metals accounted for 19.66% of the total exports against 20.58% in 10 months of 2016. In October Ukraine earned $744.43 million from the exports of ferrous metals, up from $690.22 million in September. At…
In January-October Irkutsk region obtained 19818 kg of gold, down by 1.6% YoY, including 10303 kg of alluvial gold and 9515 kg of ore gold. The four gold extractors still account for the most output: Polyus Verninskoye produced 5243 kg, Lenzoloto obtained 4418 kg, Vysochaishiy – 3557 kg and Vitim – 2861 kg of gold.…
In October Zagorsky Pipe Works obtained a right to use the 4th system for large diameter pipe insulation. Gazprom VNIIGAZ LLC has allowed the works to use another system to insulate large diameter pipes. This system uses components of both local and foreign manufacture. In particular AzkoNobel, Borealis and the Metaclay polyethylene. At present this…
UC RUSAL will be supplying approximately 510 tons of aluminum to be used in the production of aluminum tram interiors. As part of the project, UC RUSAL will provide aluminum for a total of 300 tram interiors. This is the world’s largest contract to purchase trams for a single city. The field of urban transport…
In January-October Ukraine exported 1.83 million tons of pig iron valued at $572.039 million, down by 13.9%, but up by 26.8% YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main exports went to US (56.86%), Italy (23.99%) and Turkey (8.75%). At the same time Ukraine imported 1.779 thousand tons of pig iron valued at…
Energomashspetsstal has completed another order to produce a hammer frame for LASCO Umformtechnic GmbH. According to the company statement, the billet weighing 61 tons was shipped to the customer in October. The casting is a part of the press-forging equipment. So far this is the 15ths hammer frame produced by EMSS for LASCO. (Ukrainian metal)
NLMK Group CEO Oleg Bagrin, Head of Lipetsk region Administration Oleg Korolev, and Head of Lipetsk Sergey Ivanov were the guests of honor at the Time Capsule Ceremony held on November 7 at the site of the future NLMK Corporate University. This ceremony held on NLMK’s anniversary (83 years) marked the symbolic start to construction…
Silver and gold company Polymetal International is considering building a plant to refine refractory gold ore in the city of Sovetskaya Gavan in Russia’s Far East, according to a statement published by the regional government on November 7. “The Sovetskaya Gavan’s site has all the necessary infrastructure and suits the new facility perfectly: there is…
