Russian Copper Company and the authorities of Aktyubinsk region have signed a memorandum of investment cooperation development, in particular copper-zinc ores prospecting and RMK enterprises capacity increasing. RMK has been present in Kazakhstan since 2004 and has already invested $868 million in the republic, At present the local division of RMK employs some 1.7 thousand…
The Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works aviation galvanized ropes have received a diploma of the 100 best products of Russia competition. BMK started producing steel galvanized ropes with the diameter of 4 mm last year at the order of the Russian Helicopters Holding. In 2016 this new product received the golden medal of the MetalExpo.…
Severstal has expanded the possibilities of its Internet store – now customers can participate in auctions to buy metal. Auctions are held some 3-4 times a week, according to schedule. On average around 10 thousand tons of metal is sold through such auctions. Deliveries are performed from Severstal Distribution warehouses and from Cherepovets Iron and…
On November 8 Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works Board of Directors recommended that the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders scheduled for December 8 approve a dividend of RUB 1.111 (before taxes) per share, representing a total of approximately $214 million at the current exchange rate, for the first nine months of 2017 on MMK’s issued…
ArcelorMittal Temirtau is finishing the first stage of MES (Manufacturing Execution System) project implementation valued at over $6 million. The project is being implemented in the continuous-cast department, bars shop and sheet-rolling shop No. 1. The second stage is planned for 2018-2019. The system will be implemented in sheet-rolling shops Nos. 2 and 3, hot-galvanizing,…
Revda Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works has supplied 25 tons of LAMsh77-2-0.05 pipe for an oil-processing plant. Soon another two batches of pipes will be supplied. In January-September Revda Works produced 451 tons of LAMsh77-2-0.05 pipe, up 7.5-fold YoY. According to the company, the growth has to do with the favorable market situation and marketing strategy.…
The pipe-rolling shop of Taganrog Iron and Steel Works has completed the scheduled modernization and repair of the PQF mill, which produces seamless hot-deformed pipes. The repair will result in the decrease of maintenance time and quality improvement. For the first time since the mill has been put in operation the company has replaced beams…
In January-September Ferrexpo exported 7.525 million tons of iron ore pellets. In particular, its Poltava GOK exported 5.739 million tons and Yeristovo GOK – 1.786 million tons. At the same time Metalloinvest exported 4.268 million tons of pellets, including 2.568 million tons from Mikhailovsky GOK and 1.7 million tons from Lebedinsky GOK. Karelsky Okatysh exported…