In 2017 Kyshtym Electrolytic Copper Plant reached a new manufacturing record – it produced 129 thousand tons of copper cathodes, up by 5% YoY. This was mostly the result of raw copper manufacture growth at Karabashmed, which supplied KMEZ with raw materials. Thus, in 2017 the works produced 120 thousand tons of copper, up by…
In 2017 Izhstal carried out a program of environment protection. Investments exceeded 76 million rubles. In particular, the company has finished the main part of its environment project on switching the 850 rolling mill water supply system into the recursive cycle, which would allow it to decrease industrial effluents more than 2-fold. At present the…
The city of Cherepovets authorities have approved the project on pipe and sections plant construction. The new manufacture will appear on the territory of Cherepovets Industrial Park. The plant will occupy some 2.2 ha. “The plant will produce thin-walled pipes of small and medium diameter, thick-walled large diameter pipes, as well as various parts and…
A Dneprospetstal employee tried to take 20 grinding disks from the works, but was detained by the security at the exit. The discs are valued at 1287 UAH. The Zaporozhye district court punished the employee with a fine of 850 UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
Interpipe decided to change the business management model. From now on the company is divided into steel, pipe and railroad divisions. Steel products division includes Interpipe Steel, Interpipe Vtormet, the Lime Factory, as well as subdivisions of scrap purchase and steel billet sales. Andrei Korotkov, Interpipe Steel commercial director, has been appointed CEO of the…
The arbitrary court of the Sverdlovsk region will decide on announcing the Alapayevsk Iron and Steel Works insolvent. A respective claim was submitted on January 22 by an individual claiming 1.191 billion rubles from the company. Alapayevsk Iron and Steel Works has been operating since the 18th century and specializes in the manufacture of blast…
The Russian government has issued a permit for Magadanskoye Geologorazvedochnoye Predpriyatiye, a subsidiary of gold producer Polyus, to explore and develop vein gold at the Degdekanskoye ore field in the Magadan region, the government said in a ruling published on January 23. The reserves of the ore field, located close to Polyus’ Natalka gold field,…
Severniy Mining and Processing Works has received 2 excavators. The first 12-cubic meter machine is operating at the Annovsky quarry. The second is being assembled for the Pervomaysky quarry. Unlike their predecessors the new excavators have a larger ladle (12 cubic meters instead of 10). The cost of the new machines is 230 million UAH.…
