In January-April Zapadnaya Mining and Ore Company mined 112 kg of ore gold at the Badran deposits in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Silver output totaled 8.4 kg. Actually, this volume was obtained in 2 months, as in March the company did not mine. In late February the company license was revoked. By April Zapadnaya…
In April Russia produced 4.32 million tons of pig iron, down by 2.1% YoY (4.462 million tons in March). In January-April pig iron production totaled 17.28 million tons, down by 0.3% YoY. Ukraine increased pig iron output in April by 11.9% YoY, to 1.649 million tons (1.678 million tons), and by 9.8% YoY in 4…
Uralelectromed has mastered the manufacture of wire rod with the diameter of 10 mm. So far the company has been producing only 8-mm wire rod. The suggestion to produce this wire rod came from the Cable Alliance Holding, and the contract for the pilot batch of wire rod was concluded. As a result UEM shipped…
Volzhsky Steel Structures Works is participating in the project on the environment modernization of the manufacturing process at the Krasniy Octyabr Iron and Steel Works. According to the VZK sales director Julia Ilchenko, the company will produce gas pipeline structures. The company is also actively cooperating with the enterprises of the fuel and energy complex,…
Metinvest has modernized the railroad station “Uzlovaya-1” at the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works. Investments totaled 24 million UAH. Now the railroad switches and traffic lights along the entire route are managed in automatic mode. With the help of the computer with a large display a person on duty at the station monitors all the…
Zaporizhstal has presented its environment-protection measures at the 2nd International Environment Forum. The environment protection department director Inna Kholina described measures taken by the works to decrease water consumption and water discharge. “The large-scale program on decreasing environment pressure on the region allowed us in 2017 to reduce water intake by 10% and decrease used…