Russian metals holding Metalloinvest plans to invest 7 billion rubles in upgrades of the second and third blast furnaces at subsidiary steel producer Ural Steel, Metalloinvest said in a statement. The company plans to acquire equipment for the upgrades from Dutch company Danieli Corus. In future, Metalloinvest also plans to upgrade the fourth blast furnace…
In 2018 Russia will increase seamless pipes exports by 24% YoY, to 715 thousand tons. According to the Pipe Industry Development Fund, Kazakhstan is the main importer, accounting for 25.4% of all purchases, or 181 thousand tons. Seamless pipes deliveries to Kazakhstan in January-September grew by 30% YoY, to 141 thousand tons valued at $146.5…
Ferrexpo enterprises (Poltava, Yeristovo and Belanovsky Mining and Processing Works) in January-September paid 1.9 billion UAH of various taxes to all the possible budgets. In particular, Poltava GOK paid 1.55 billion UAH, Yeristovo GOK – 305.6 million UAH and Belanovsky GOK – 8.6 million UAH. PGOK paid 168 million UAH to the local budget, 202…
