Russia: no more scrap for TMK

The Pipe Metal Company, one of the world’s largest pipe producers, has sold TMK-Chermet for 6.2 billion rubles. “This sale has decreased our net debt”, the company said in a statement. The deal will not result in the change of the supply system. “TMK will still receive scrap under competitive market conditions”, the statement reads.…

Russia: Magadan gold output up in 2016

In 2016 Magadan region mined 27.9 tons of gold instead of 27.5 tons of the project target. “We have around 28 tons of gold, and this greatly increases our target indices. This will allow us to improve economic situation in the region and make our social support and sports construction programs more real”, the region…

Russia: TMK to increase shipments in 2017

In 2016 TMK shipped a total of 3,440 thousand tons of tubular products, down by 11.2% YoY. The decline was mainly due to lower welded pipe sales. Seamless pipe shipments remained almost flat YoY at 2,399 thousand tons. Welded pipe shipments were 1,042 thousand tons, down by 28.7% YoY, mainly due to lower output across…