In January-November industrial output in Donetsk region decreased by 12.4% YoY, and in November – by 10.3% YoY, but grew by 3.6% MoM. In November coke output increased by 1.1%, metal – by 3.7%, and coal – by 20.1%, all MoM. At the same time, in YoY terms coke manufacture dropped by 6.1% and metal…
In mid-December Russian Platinum submitted a new development project of the Chernogorskoye platinum-copper-nickel deposits to the Federal Agency of Subsoil Use. The company intends to start mining in January 2021. In case of the positive reply from the agency, the company will have 36 months to construct a mining and processing works at the site…
In 2017 Izhstal has increased sales of speed steel products by 47% YoY. The main consumers of this steel are local military and car manufacturers: Kalashnikov Concern, Kazan Helicopter Works, Sukhoy, Kamaz, UAZ, etc. The products are also exported to Belarus (MAZ and Belcard). Izhstal is the only Russian producer of cold-rolled belt of speed…
The Uralelectromed subsidiary – The Manufacture of Non-Ferrous Metals Alloys – has started commissioning the main equipment of the new mini combined heat and power plant. The commissioning will be carried out in two stages, and the mini-CHPP is expected to be put in operation in late January 2018. Investments in the project totaled 187…
The construction of new steelsmelting capacities by China in the Russian Far East is not only against the Global steel forum ideology, but also against the industry meetings decisions taken in 2016. “The idea of the Chinese metal makers to create capacities outside of China is the aim of their industry to decrease environment impact”,…
The chairman of the Vnesheconombank Sergey Gorkov said that the strategy on the Industrial Union of Donbass corporation was developed last year. “Some time is needed to carry it out. The Fund of investment assets appeared as a part of this strategy implementation. Has this strategy not been implemented, that would have been a really…
In October Russia exported 214.4 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 55% YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, in January-October exports decreased by 15% YoY, to 3.59 million tons, while revenue grew by 29.4%, to $1.22 billion. USA remain the leader among importers, having purchased 65.7% of all pig iron, up by 15.4%.…
It is proposed to change the procedure for issuing licenses to develop deposits in Kyrgyzstan, a member of the Board of the Association of Miners and Geologists of the Kyrgyz Republic, Honored Worker of Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kartabek Mukambetov, said at a press conference on December 27. According to him, to restore order…