In March pig iron output decreased by 23.3%, steel semi-finished products – by 35.2%, ferrous rolled metal – by 8.4%, all YoY. Steel semis are one of the most popular export products in Ukraine. Pig iron is also often exported to US and Italy. Steel output increased by 9%. Coal mining dropped by 17.7% YoY.…
Kolyma is in the TOP-3 gold miners in Russia, occupying the first position in alluvial gold and silver. The Magadan region also has considerable deposits of copper, tungsten, tin, molybdenum and other mineral resources. In 2016 the region yielded 27.9 tons of gold and 889.2 tons of silver, alluvial gold mining hit another record –…
In January-March Nornickel produced 53 thousand tons of nickel, down by 16% YoY. According to the company statement, the main reasons for the decline were the shut down of a nickel works in Q3 2016, modernization of Talnakh Processing Factory and the increase of nickel raw materials volumes, sent to Kola and Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta…
Rusal has put into operation a new autoclave battery at Ural Aluminum Works. Investments totaled 1.1 billion rubles. The new battery will allow UAZ to increase alumina output by 130 thousand tons, to 900 thousand tons per year. The machinery will improve the safety of the manufacturing process and increase energy efficiency, resulting in the…
Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works intends to regain its position on the market of stainless wire. According to the company statement, in addition to cooperating with electrode works, BMK works with spring works, to which it supplies wire of other steel grades. (Ukrainian metal)
The Donetsk People’s Republic militants report that the Khartsyzsk Wire Works Silur has resumed operation. According to the Silur “director” Ivan Ivantsov, the works has orders both for local delivery and for exports. “We have raw materials, and we have orders. Our main product is ropes”, he said. In early April the Makeevka subsidiary of…
DTEK forecasts that in 2017 Donbass mines on the uncontrolled territories taken from the company will decrease coal output 2-3-fold, to 4.4-5.6 million tons. The output plan for Komsomolets Donbassa, Sverdlovantrazit and Rovenkiantrazit mines this year was 12 million tons. The Starobeshevskaya TPP consumes some 2 million tons of coal per year, and the probable…
Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works, situated on the Russia-supported terrorists-occupied territory, started blowing-in its blast furnace. “After an almost 2-months break the works puts its blast furnace No. 5 into operation. The furnace will allow our rolling companies to operate for a month”, the leader of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic Alexander Zakharchenko declared. The…