The board of directors of RusHydro may discuss participation in projects of aluminum giant UC RUSAL in August, RusHydro CEO Nikolai Shulginov reported on August 3. “So far no decision has been made. We will submit it to the next meeting of the board in autumn. So far we’ve only held a meeting of the…
Cargo throughput at St. Petersburg based Neva-Metal container / general cargo terminal in January-July edged up by 1% YoY, to nearly 1,8 million tons, the stevedoring company reported. In the seven-month period container traffic at the terminal totaled nearly 55,000 TEUs. CJSC Neva-Metal is a part of a transport division of Severstal Russian Steel of…
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service will toughen control over coal producers’ registration of over-the-counter sales of steam coal, the service said in a statement on August 2. The service said citing Deputy Head Anatoly Golomolzin that the failure of companies to duly register the deals prevented the market from forming a liquid price index for steam…
According to the chairman of the Lugansk regional military-civilian administration Yuri Garbuz, the Lisichanskugol monthly salary fund has been paid to the miners. “The Ministry of energy and coal industry is keeping its promise – the salary has been paid”, he said. The chairman of the Independent Miners Union of Ukraine Mikhail Volynets hopes that…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has started the next stage of the large investment project – the assembly of the roof metal structures of the fourth continuous casting machine building. “1.5 thousand tons of metal structures have been assembled so far”, the manager of the project Vladimir Kozlovsky reported. Foundation is also laid for…
On August 5 Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine intends to put its blast furnace No. 12 into operation. DMK has already started operating 2 of its blast furnaces having put into operation BF9. In July the works operated BF1M in its blast furnace shop. 3 sintering machines are working at the sinter shop No. 2.…
In January-June direct deliveries of ferrous metals to Russian sea and river ports via railroad totaled 10.8 million tons. That’s 1.9% higher YoY and the highest result for the past 9 years. Novorossiysk Sea Trade Port received 4.4 million tons, down by 10.8% YoY. Port Nakhodka – 1.81 million tons, up by 16%, St. Petersburg…
The ChTPZ Group has started modernizing its oil pipe manufacture. Investments total 200 million rubles. The machinery modernization will allow the group to double its OCTG output with premium joints. The program will have been carried out by the end of Q1 2018. “This investment project will allow ChTPZ to improve quality and increase output.…