Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest, will pay dividends to its shareholders from the profits received in 2016 as well as part of the 2014 profits from May 25 through October 27. According to the shareholders decision, taken at the meeting on April 28, the company will pay 0.35 UAH per ordinary…
In April Ukraine produced 5.9 million tons of iron ore raw materials, down by 5.1% MoM, or by 323.8 thousand tons. In January-April output dropped by 1.5 million tons YoY, to 23.4 million tons. In April delivery to Ukrainian metal works totaled 2.5 million tons, down by 100 thousand tons MoM. Local prices increased by…
The salary of Evraz Sukhaya Balka miners was increased by 20% from May 19. “As the result of the May 10-11 strike with the demand to increase salary, the company decided to increase wages by 20%”, the chairman of the Independent Miners Union Mikhail Volynets wrote on his Facebook page. (Ukrainian metal)
The board of directors of Gaysky Mining and Processing Works, a part of UMMC, recommends paying dividends for 2016 in the volume of 2 billion rubles from the profit of 2016 and undistributed profit of previous years. In 2014-2015 Gaysky GOK did not pay dividends. The final decision will be taken at the annual shareholders…
In April Vyksa Iron and Steel Works, a part of OMK, supplied 153.7 thousand tons of steel via railroad, down by 10.2% MoM and by 1.1% YoY. Delivery to the local market totaled 132.7 thousand tons, up by 4.4% MoM, but down by 10.2% YoY, while exports stood at 21 thousand tons, down by 52.2%…
Moscow decided to temporarily prolong the moratorium on the export duty of 10% for tungsten ores and concentrates. The duty was imposed in 2013. Last year on request of manufacturers the duty was cancelled until June 1, 2017. This helped Primorsky Mining and Processing Works stay afloat, as it saved some 1.2 billion rubles. The…
In January-April the trade turnover of Georgia with Turkey, its main partner, reached $452.29 million, with exports at $76.09 million, up by 18.8%, and imports at $376.2 million, down by 8.4% YoY. According to the National Statistics Service, pig iron and unalloyed steel semi-finished products ranked second in the exports to Turkey at 24652 tons…
Energomashspetsstal will supply a large batch of rolls for rolling mills to Zaporizhstal. The order will be fulfilled under the contract concluded in 2011. The company will deliver back-up rolls for cold-rolling as well as work and back-up rolls for hot-rolling. The total weight of the order is 401.58 tons. According to the delivery schedule,…