In May railroad deliveries of rolled steel from NLMK to Russian customers and abroad totaled 1.08 million tons, up by 6.4% MoM and by 5.1% YoY. In April the sales were down by 11.6% MoM and by 5.5% YoY respectively. In May local deliveries reached 342 thousand tons, up by 25.8% MoM, but down by…
Chelyabinsk Pipe-Rolling Works has placed BO-001R-04 bonds in the amount of 10 billion rubles. The company intended to have 9-9.25% interest, but in the end it stood at 8.95%. Rosbank, BCS Global Markets, Raiffeisenbank, Renaissance Capital and Sovkombank have been the organizers of the placement. (Ukrainian metal)
MMK-Metiz has certified its steel ropes according to GOST 3241 and GOST 16843-88. These ropes fully correspond to the requirements to such products. The MMK-Metiz ropes can be used in all the spheres of the industry: to lift and transport cargo, in cranes or lifting mechanisms, in mines, on excavators, elevators, etc. Following the certification…
The department of subsoil use of the Siberian Federal District has allowed to put the first stage of the mine named after Titov in operation. The mine, a part of PMH-Ugol, is situated near the city of Leninsk-Kuznetsk, Kemerovo region. The construction of the first stage was finished in May. The company has already started…
The Supreme Court of Ukraine decided to send the cassation claim of Metinvest to Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine, a part of Industrial Union of Donbass, on the iron ore case to the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine for another round of review. On November 9, 2016 the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine decided to…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed an agreement to provide a $140 million 5-year loan to silver and gold producer Polymetal International to develop the Kyzyl field in Kazakhstan, the company said in a statement on June 22. “The EBRD loan will finance remaining capital expenditures for the Kyzyl project, which…
In January-May Ukraine imported 483.56 thousand tons of ferrous metals valued at $399.24 million. The share of ferrous imports in the total volume in money terms reached 2.1%. In particular, Ukraine imported 280.01 thousand tons of flat-rolled carbon steel valued at $204.66 million, 24.44 thousand tons of ferroalloys ($53.01 million), 72.44 thousand tons of carbon…
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, in the scope of his official visit to the United States, discussed with the U.S. leadership opportunities to enhance the cooperation in the energy sector, particularly possible coal supplies from the state of Pennsylvania to Ukraine. “We continued discussing with Vice President Pence and President Trump our cooperation in the…