In February Ukraine decreased steel output by 3.6% YoY, to 1.9 million tons, falling from the 10th position to the 11th position in the 67 countries list. Most of the TOP-10 countries reported an increase in steel output except for Japan, USA and Russia. In January Ukraine produced 2.1 million tons of steel, up by…
The so-called Donetsk People’s Republic has started hunting for the ex-CEO of the Zasyadko mine Pavel Filimonov. He is suspected of committing a crime connected with the violation of safety rules while conducting mining or construction operation resulting in the death of 2 or more people. The militants already arrested Filimonov in 2015 following an…
The shareholders of the Severniy Mining and Processing Works, a part of Metinvest, intend to spend 1.8 billion UAH on paying dividends for 2016 from the net profit of 3.61 billion UAH. The dividends will be paid as 0.77643 UAH per ordinary share. In 2015 SevGOK received 1.21 billion UAH of net losses. (Ukrainian metal)
Ferrexpo has not prolonged the license to operate at the Gorishne-Plavninskoye and Lavrikovskoye deposits. The licenses expire in July. The company expects the licenses to be prolonged automatically. “But if the licenses are revoked or not prolonged, we will not be able to produce pellets and deliver them to our customers”, the company said in…
The state enterprise Steel Structures (Ryazan) has put into operation the new line to produce welded mesh. According to the company statement, it chose to produce the most popular types of mesh on the market. It can also produce other types and sizes of mesh according to the customer orders. The capacity of the new…
In January-February primary aluminum production decreased by 3.7% YoY, but the output of aluminum alloys went up by 7.7%. Aluminum powder and flakes output increased by 15.6%, wire rod, rods and sections – by 11.1%, sheets, plates, bars and strips – by 26%, and foil – by 37.8%. (Ukrainian metal)
Metalloinvest will pay dividends for 2016 in the amount of 18.94 kopeks per 1 ordinary share. The total amount of dividends to be paid is 14.19 billion rubles. In November 2016 the company announced the payment of 220 billion rubles of dividends to complete consolidation and transfer shares to the Russian jurisdiction (2.939 rubles per…
Ruspolymet (Kulebaki, Nizhniy Novgorod region) has put into operation the second electroslag remelting furnace with the volume of 14 tons. The construction of two furnaces started in February 2016. The first furnace was put into operation in November 2016. The furnaces are used to produce ingots of structural high-alloyed heat-resistant steels and alloys with the…