Kyshtym Electrolytic Copper Plant has started assembling metal structures, which will later serve as the basis for the new Luhr Filter filtering machinery to purify gases of the Maerz furnace. The new machine will trap both solid and gaseous impurities. The gas-purification rate will reach 99.9%. The commissioning of the filter is scheduled for this…
NLMK has selected the supplier of machinery and started design work to replace the transfer table of the hot-rolling mill-2000. The project will increase the reliability of the machine and the quality of the products. The mill has been operating since 1977. The new machinery will be supplied by Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Works (Ukraine). Commissioning is…
Izhstal has successfully passed the KamAZ audit. The truck manufacturer checked high quality metal manufacture at Izhstal. In particular, attention was paid to the rolling shop with its machinery. “The audit has become another step to improve cooperation with KamAZ. We are successfully cooperating with domestic car manufacturers and hope that KamAZ also becomes our…
The Government of Kyrgyzstan draws up a new agreement on Kumtor, the Speaker of the Parliament Dastan Dzhumabekov told the press conference on the results of the 4th session of the Parliament. According to him, the government intends to revise the agreement with Centerra Gold, signed in autumn 2017 by the Cabinet of Ministers of…
The prices of the main precious metals, except for silver, decreased in Azerbaijan on June 29, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The cost of gold decreased by 1.258 manats, to 2,127.176 manats per ounce compared to the price on June 28. The cost of silver increased by 0.0022 manats, to 27.3829…
Russian investigators are searching the office of coal producer Kuzbassrazrezugol, but the search is unrelated to the company’s operations, spokeswoman for parent holding Ural Mining Metallurgical Company (UMMC) Nina Pelevina reported. “Document withdrawal by officials of the Investigative Committee in the framework of an investigation of a criminal case directly unrelated to the producing activities…
The High Court of London has ruled that Crispian Investments, a unit of businessman Roman Abramovich’s Millhouse, should not have proposed and sold a stake in the Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel to Interros of tycoon Vladimir Potanin. The sale infringed a shareholder agreement on preemptive rights between Interros and aluminum giant UC RUSAL, the…
Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC conducted preliminary public consultations on extending the life of Makmalzoloto mine and attracting of investors. The consultations took place in 13 villages of five rural areas of Jalal-Abad region within a week. “The main task is to extend the life of Makmalzoloto combine and to attract investors by an open competitive selection. We…