In 2017 Ukraine decreased hot-briquetted iron imports by 94.7% YoY, to 2.376 million tons. According to the State Fiscal Service, imports in monetary terms decreased by 91.6%, to $649 thousand. All the HBI was imported from Russia. Ukraine neither exports nor re-exports HBI. The largest HBI producer in CIS is Lebedinsky Mining and Processing Works…
In 2017 Russian Railroads throughput increased by 3.2% YoY, to 1.261 billion tons. According to the company statement, coal transportation grew by 9.1% YoY, to 358.5 million tons, iron and manganese ores – by 0.9%, to 110.5 million tons, ferrous metals – by 2.8%, to 73 million tons, and ferrous scrap – by 4.8%, to…
In 2017 Ferrexpo, owner of Poltava and Yeristovo Mining and Processing Works, sold 10.4 million tons of iron ore pellets, down by 11.1% YoY, while output decreased by 6.8%, to 10.444 million tons, mostly because of the crusher’s repair. 65% Fe content pellets manufacture dropped by 6.2%, to 9.885 million tons, while that of 62%…
In 2018 Energomashspetsstal will produce and supply 25 rolls for cold- and hot-rolling mills to Zaporizhstal. According to the company statement, the total weight of the rolls will be 461 tons. The corresponding contract was concluded in November 2017. Delivery will be carried out by installments, according to the terms. (Ukrainian metal)
The Trade Union and the management of Full Gold Mining came to an agreement. The procedure for drawing up a collective agreement has begun, the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use reported. All parties of the conflict met with the head of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use, Ulanbek Ryskulov.…
Licenses for the exploration and development of two brown coal deposits in Kadamdzhai district of Batken region were put up for auction, according to the website of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use. The State Committee offers are to those wishing to develop Uch-Korgon deposit and engage in geological exploration of Yuzhniy…
Torex-Khabarovsk, the owner of the only steel producer in Russia’s Far East Amurmetal, and Hong Kong company Debang Guangdong International signed a letter of intent to create a metals cluster basing on capacities of Amurmetal, the Far East Development Ministry said in a statement on January 9. “The sides plan to start implementation of the…
Vice President of Full Gold Mining, which is developing Ishtamberdy gold deposit in Ala-Buka district of Jalal-Abad region of the Kyrgyz Republic, explained why the company fired 400 employees. He told this at a meeting with the head of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use Ulanbek Ryskulov. According to him, it is…