The converter No. 1 has been repaired in the metal shop of Karabashmed. Even though repairs provide for the faultless operation of the metal machinery, this fall the company intends to put three new Kumera converters into operation. Their capacity is 150 tons. Karabashmed will also assemble new gas-purifying equipment. (Ukrainian metal)
A new tungsten-processing plant and a mining-processing complex will be built in the Primorye region under the agreement with the Volfram Company, which also presupposes the stabilization of Lermontovsky GOK operations. Investments in all the projects for 2018-2025 are estimated at 1.5 billion rubles. Some 500 jobs will be created for the locals. (Ukrainian metal)
In a year the Lipetsk-based Svobodniy Sokol will start producing pipes with the diameter of 1200 mm. The high-quality pig iron pipes will be used to construct main water and sewer pipelines in Russian regions and abroad. “We’re preparing to conclude a contract on the delivery of new pipe-making equipment with a company from Germany…
Zaporizhstal is negotiating with European banks and financial organizations the issue of attracting a loan to construct a converter shop valued at over $1 billion. “We need to get loans, and that means trust in the first place. Unfortunately, the situation in the country has not changed for the past two years. And the political…