Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has proposed not to run lower than the current coal stocks at warehouses of thermal power plants (TPPs), in the amount of 1.9-2 million tons, the government’s press service has reported. “I want that each person has guaranteed quality of power supplies in their houses. 1.9-2 million tons is the…
Zaporizhstal has completed the disassembly at the blast furnace No. 3 reconstruction site. The total weight of the structures disassembled exceeded 12 thousand tons. “In 60 days we have completely disassembled the structures of the old furnace and freed the site to start construction”, Zaporizhstal CEO Rostislav Shurma said. Investments in the project amounted to…
In 2016 Kemerovo region mined 227.4 million tons of coal, up by 5.4% YoY, including 145.1 million tons from open-pit mines. Coking coal amounted to 65 million tons, up by 3.3% YoY. SUEK-Kuzbass increased coal mining by 7.7 million tons, Kiyzassky mine – by 3.9 million tons, Novokuznetsk site of the Raspadskaya Coal Company –…
In 2016 Ukraine imported 3.992 million tons of aluminum ore and concentrate valued at $155.15 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, the major suppliers of aluminum ore were Guinea – $94.9 million, or 61.17% of the total volumes, Guyana – $40.21 million, or 25.92%, and Brazil – $10.33 million, 6.6%. Other countries supplied $9.7…
In 2017 Vysochaishy (GV Gold) intends to sell 5 tons of gold to Lanta-Bank. According to the company statement, it has concluded 2 agreements with the bank to sell 4.32 tons and 680 kg of gold ingots (99.99). The gold has to be delivered by December 31. The deal is evaluated at 11.4 billion rubles.…
In 2017 Asha Iron and Steel Works will go on with its program to modernize its industrial capacities. In particular, the company plans to start producing a new type of rolled metal and complete the construction of the steel thermal treatment furnace, which began in December 2016. “Our other goal is to get the loan…
Within the antidumping investigations the European Commission has started registering hot-rolled steel from Russia and Brazil. The suppliers could be hit with retroactive duties of 20-50%. The final decision will be made in October. The registration procedure is explained by the imports from the countries under question having grown since the investigation started, and only…
Firefighters have extinguished the fire at one of Kvazar’s shops. The fire started, most probably, because of the explosion in the furnace to grow silicon micro crystals. Two employees received burns. (Ukrainian metal)