The State Service of Geology and Subsoil has prolonged the special license to mine iron ore to Evraz Sukhaya Balka for 20 years, till November 7, 2037. The decision was taken on November 7. The granting of the license was the result of the Dniepropetrovsk district administrative court ruling, as well as the Supreme Administrative…
Severniy Mining and Processing Works has started the repairs of its Lurgi 552A pelletization machine in the pellets shop No. 2. According to the company statement, investments in the project total 95 million UAH. The repair work is expected to last for 45 days. The reconstruction will increase the machine lifecycle and allow it to…
In January-October Ukraine exported 385.76 thousand tons of scrap, up by 60.6% YoY, valued at $92.08 million, up 2.2-fold. According to the State Fiscal Service, in October scrap exports totaled 64.656 thousand tons, in September – 64.336 thousand tons, in August – 68.729 thousand tons, in July – 57.073 thousand tons, in June – 29.106…
In January-October Ukraine exported $6.92 billion worth of ferrous metals, up by 15.4% YoY. According to the State Fiscal Service, ferrous metals accounted for 19.66% of the total exports against 20.58% in 10 months of 2016. In October Ukraine earned $744.43 million from the exports of ferrous metals, up from $690.22 million in September. At…
In January-October Irkutsk region obtained 19818 kg of gold, down by 1.6% YoY, including 10303 kg of alluvial gold and 9515 kg of ore gold. The four gold extractors still account for the most output: Polyus Verninskoye produced 5243 kg, Lenzoloto obtained 4418 kg, Vysochaishiy – 3557 kg and Vitim – 2861 kg of gold.…
In October Zagorsky Pipe Works obtained a right to use the 4th system for large diameter pipe insulation. Gazprom VNIIGAZ LLC has allowed the works to use another system to insulate large diameter pipes. This system uses components of both local and foreign manufacture. In particular AzkoNobel, Borealis and the Metaclay polyethylene. At present this…
UC RUSAL will be supplying approximately 510 tons of aluminum to be used in the production of aluminum tram interiors. As part of the project, UC RUSAL will provide aluminum for a total of 300 tram interiors. This is the world’s largest contract to purchase trams for a single city. The field of urban transport…
In January-October Ukraine exported 1.83 million tons of pig iron valued at $572.039 million, down by 13.9%, but up by 26.8% YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main exports went to US (56.86%), Italy (23.99%) and Turkey (8.75%). At the same time Ukraine imported 1.779 thousand tons of pig iron valued at…