Sergey Rozhok has been appointed the financial director of Zaporizhstal. Previously he has worked for PWC and Syngenta. According to the company statement, his task is to improve operational efficiency of the enterprise, strengthen the company positions on the market and continue implementing the program of environmental modernization. Natalia Mikhayskaya, who has been acting financial…
The employees tax police of the State Fiscal Service have seized 1.8 thousand tons of illegally mined coal valued at over 5 million UAH. The coal has been seized and arrested under the criminal case on the illegal mining on the territory of Lugansk region. The investigation is underway. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September Zaporizhstal produced 3.102 million tons of steel, up by 5.8% YoY. According to the company statement, pig iron manufacture grew by 21.1%, to 3.318 million tons, while that of rolled metal – by 9.8%, to 2.709 million tons. In September Zaporizhstal produced 385.2 thousand tons of pig iron, 352.4 thousand tons of steel…
Rostech has concluded an agreement to leave the project of the Udokan copper deposits development in Zabaikalye district. The state corporation had the option to sell 25% in the project by 2019. Back in June the corporation chairman Sergey Chemezov stressed that it might leave Udokan. Now Rostech explains the decision with the “optimization of…
European Commission has started an antidumping investigation of the imports of hollow sections, welded pipes and pipe products from Russia, as well as Macedonia and Turkey. Linear pipes used in oil and gas pipelines as well as casing pipes are not subject to investigation. The investigation will cover the time frame from July 1, 2017…
Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL has nothing to do with the government’s initiative to expand the sales of beer in aluminum cans and called the suggestion absurd, the company said in a statement on October 1. Earlier Kommersant business daily reported that the Industry and Trade Ministry had prepared a bill to lift the 2013…
The Industry and Trade Ministry suggests lifting a ban on the sales of canned beer through stands and kiosks and cancel a prohibition on the sales of beer at night to help the sanction-hit business of tycoon Oleg Deripaska, according to a bill written by the ministry. An explanatory note to the bill says that…
Prices of gold, silver and platinum increased, while the palladium prices decreased in Azerbaijan on October 1, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The price of gold went up by 8.0325 manats, to 2,020.093 manats per ounce on October 1, compared to the price on September 28. The price of silver grew…
