Russia: Ferrum modernizes TESA 51-190 mill

Ferrum has put into operation its modernized TESA (pipe welding) 51-190 mill. The mill produces steel pipe of 219 mm diameter, used mostly in pipelines. The wall thickness is 3-8 mm. Ferrum started manufacturing electric welded pipes in 2015, having put into operation three pipe welding mills with the total capacity of 15 thousand tons…

Ukraine: pellets exports in Q1 2017

In January-March Poltava Mining and Processing Works, a part of Ferrexpo, exported 2.527 million tons of iron ore pellets. Ukrainian pellets went to Europe and the Near East, as well as Japan, China and Korea. At the same time Karelsky Okatysh exported 1.459 million tons of pellets, Lebedinsky GOK – 996 thousand tons, Mikhailovsky GOK…

Russia: Tugnuyskaya Factory to increase coal processing

Tugnuyskaya Processing Factory has good prospects of developing. To increase capacity SUEK decided to construct another processing factory. “When the second module of the factory is put into operation, we will increase capacity and create 100 new jobs”, the acting deputy CEO on processing of Tugnuyskaya Factory Igor Shkodin said. The annual processing plan for…

Russia: Stoylensky GOK gets new gyratory crusher from Uralmashzavod

The contract for the new gyratory crusher was concluded after the Uralmashzavod specialists checked the crushing machinery at the processing factory of the Stoylensky Mining and Processing Works. The new machine will replace a similar one, produced by Uralmashzavod and delivered in 1983. The crusher has already been tested and supplied to the GOK. (Ukrainian…