In October Zaporizhstal produced 329.5 thousand tons of steel, down by 2.3% YoY. According to the company statement, pig iron manufacture dropped by 0.9%, to 369.1 thousand tons, while that of rolled metal grew by 8.4%, to 286.9 thousand tons. In January-October steel output increased by 5% YoY, to 3.431 million tons, pig iron –…
Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works is going on with its autumn repair campaign. In its framework the company has completed the capital repairs of the sintering machine No. 8 in the coke and sinter blast furnace shop. “We have paid special attention to the environmental part of the machine and units, which influence the quality…
By 2025 the aluminum market of Russia will have reached 2.8 million tons. According to Valentin Trischenko, the chairman of the Aluminum Association, the main component of the development is the transition from the raw materials exports to deep processing. To reach this goal, it is necessary to increase import-replacing products manufacture, expand the usage…
NLMK-Metiz has started packing galvanized and thermally untreated wire without coating in stretch-film in addition to steel bands. The new type of packaging has been introduced following requests from customers. The stretch-film protects surface of the wire from the influence of external factors and mechanical damage during long-term transportation and storing. The first batch of…
In January-September MMK net profit grew by 31.7% YoY, to $1.072 billion. Consolidated revenue increased by 11.7%, to $6.252 billion, and EBITDA – by 30.6%, to $1.881 billion. In Q3 the company increased profit by 2.3% QoQ, to $401 million, but decreased revenue by 0.7%, to $2.091 million. EBITDA went up by 3.2%, to $671…
DTEK ESKO has installed 1.5 thousand ceiling LED-lamps in the sheet-rolling shop of Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. The new lamps will make the work of the employees safer and more comfortable, as well as decrease electricity consumption by 60%. The modernization of the lighting system presupposes the installation of 2.2 thousand LED-lamps. This…
In September global pig iron output grew by 7.27% YoY, to 104.67 million tons, according to World Steel Association. China is still the world leader with 66.37 million tons. Ukraine has retained the 9th place with 1.67 million tons. It is ahead of Taiwan with 1.28 million tons, but behind US with 1.97 million tons.…
A cargo of 3 thousand tons of metal was arrested in the port of Mariupol, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuri Lutsenko reported on Facebook. The arrest of the Alchevsk iron and Steel Works products transported to Belgium under the Liberia flag he called “our reply to the so-called sanctions”. The city of Alchevsk is…
