OrelMetallPolymer has presented a new manufacturing site. The company is located in the city of Mtsensk of Orel region. The continuous polymer-coating machine has the capacity of 40 thousand tons per year and coats steel and aluminum. The thickness of the rolled metal is 0.25-1 mm, while the width is 900-1250 mm. The plant also…
NLMK intends to increase its galvanized and polymer-coated rolled metal capacities at the Lipetsk site by constructing the continuous hot dip galvanizing line No. 5 and polymer-coating machine No. 4. The former will produce 450 thousand tons of rolled metal with the thickness of 0.3-2.5 mm and the width of 700-1550 mm per year, while…
Ferrexpo plc is considering a squeeze-out at Poltava Mining and Processing Works, the largest manufacturer of iron ore pellets in Ukraine. At present this move is being analyzed. Ferrexpo plc owns 100% of Ferrexpo AG, which in its turn is the owner of 99.11% of PGOK and 100% of Yeristovo GOK. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2017 Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant processed 1.28 million tons of ore, down by 9.8% YoY, which corresponded to 72.5 thousand tons of ferronickel, down by 9.3%, or 15.3 thousand tons of nickel, down by 15.6%. According to the company CEO Oleg Bespalov, the decrease was the result of the capital repairs in H1 2017. The…
Lately Interpipe has invested some $250 million in its pipe-wheel manufacture. “We have invested almost $100 million in the manufacture of railroad products and around $150 million in pipes”, Interpipe corporate issues director Dmitry Kisilevsky declared. Earlier it was reported that Interpipe commissioned additional capacities on wheel treatment. Investment totaled $8 million. The new capacities…
Kuzbass Fuel Company plans to raise its coal output by almost 21%, to 15.9 million tons in 2018, the company said on March 15. The company plans to invest 3 billion rubles in development of production this year, including 1.4 billion rubles in the purchase of mining and transport equipment. (Prime/Ukrainian metal)
Investment company Interros of the Russian businessman Vladimir Potanin has closed an acquisition of 2.1% in mining and metallurgic company Norilsk Nickel from Crispian Investments of businessman Roman Abramovich’s Millhouse to raise its stake to 32.9%, a representative of Interros reported on March 15. Earlier in March aluminum giant UC RUSAL of businessman Oleg Deripaska…
An An-12 cargo plane carrying some 9 tons of gold has lost a third of its cargo during takeoff from the Yakutsk airport in Eastern Siberia, a local transport police spokesman reported. Earlier reports said that the plane’s cargo hatch was partially torn off by a strong flow of air during takeoff. “A total of…
