The ministers of investment and development, national economy and finances have signed a joint decree “On some issues of ferrous and non-ferrous metals scrap and waste transportation”. According to the decree, the transportation of scrap, as well as rails, pipes, and used railroad and wagon components, except for the scrap of alloyed steel is prohibited…
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine has started capital repairs of the converter No. 1 with the replacement of the waste-heat boiler. The length of the repair is expected to be 55 days, while usually it takes 80 days. The repair will be carried out under an agreement to improve environment in town of Kamenskoye. The…
Vysochaishiy has won an auction to prospect, develop and mine gold ore at the Svetlovskoye ore field site in Irkutsk region. The R1 resources of the site are estimated at 61 tons, and R2 – 59 tons. In 2017 Vysochaishiy produced 225 thousand ounces of gold, having become the 7th largest gold-processing enterprise in Russia.…
Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works has entered the active phase of the cutup machine No. 4 reconstruction. The cost of the investment project is some 400 million rubles. The project will see the replacement of the old plate straightener and flying shears with the new-generation machinery, as well as addition of another straightener. The new…
Lebedinsky Mining and Processing Works has successfully passed the re-certification audit of the quality management system. Its correspondence to ISO 9001:2015 has been confirmed by the auditors of the British Standards Institution. As the result of the inspection, it was decided to extend the validity of the company certificate for 3 years. LGOK certified its…
Virdy Bikram, the ArcelorMittal Kiriviy Rih deputy CEO on procurement, has been appointed the chairman of ArcelorMittal Berislav. The decision was taken at the supervisory board meeting on November 6. Moreover 4 board members have been re-elected for a new term. (Ukrainian metal)
Uzmetkombinat JSC, the Uzbek metallurgical plant, intends to implement 13 projects worth a total of $474.5 million in 2018-2022. The government of Uzbekistan issued a “Decree on measures for the implementation of investment projects and the effective use of objects of Uzmetkombinat JSC”. In particular, the company intends to build a casting and rolling complex…
In January-September Mezhdurechensky Mining and Processing Works and Valki-Ilmenit, both parts of Group DF, increased ilmenite concentrate output 1.98-fold, to 107 thousand tons. Ilmenite ore mining grew by 91%, to 2.1 million cubic meters. Thanks to the output growth the companies were able to increase average salary by 25%, to 12 thousand UAH. Since the…
