In July Russia exported 1.33 million tons of billets, down from 1.36 million tons in June. In June exports dropped by 1% MoM. At the same time July exports grew by 21% YoY (from 1.1 million tons). In January-July billet exports increased by 14.59% YoY, to 9.5 million tons. Taiwan imported 27.06% (0.36 million tons)…
18 coal-processing factories will be constructed in Kemerovo region in 5 years, which will increase coal-processing volumes by 66.5 million tons and provide local population with 3.5 thousand jobs. At present 54 processing factories are operating in the region, having processed 161.6 million tons of coal in 2017, or 67% of all output. Kemerovo region…
In H1 Russia produced 63342 tons of rolled stainless steel, down by 3.9% YoY. Despite this, Krasniy Octyabr Volgograd Iron and Steel Works is still the leader, having produced 76.2% of all rolled stainless steel. The company increased output by 17.5% YoY, to 48266 tons. Stainless steel bars output in Russia dropped by 7.8%, to…
Prices of gold and silver fell, while the platinum and palladium prices increased on September 27, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The price of gold decreased by 6.0775 manats, to 2,037.4245 manats per ounce on September 27 compared to the price on September 26. The price of silver dropped by 0.0832…
Management of Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC completely stopped work at Makmal mine on September 1. Almaz Alimbekov, Chairman of the Board of Kyrgyzaltyn, explained why this was done, what the situation at the mine was and what the future of the mine would be. – What is the current situation at the mine? What structures work and…
The monument of Volodymyr the Great, the Baptist of Kievan Rus, was installed on the pedestal in Kriviy Rih. For this purpose, PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih provided its special equipment – Liebherr automobile crane, load-carrying capacity of which was 90 tons and the boom length was 52 meters. The new eight-meter monument is cast of…
Metinvest has been prolonged the rent of the Phenol State Works in the city of Toretsk, Donetsk region. The previous agreement was concluded on September 25, 2001 and was valid through September 25, 2018. The premises of the works are rented by Inkor and Co, LLC, a part of Metinvest. (Ukrainian metal)
To bring power to the mining and processing works at the largest copper deposits in Russia a high-voltage line will be constructed. According to the Baikal Mining Company, the Udokan deposits with the copper reserves of 27 million tons is the largest in Russia and one of the largest in the world. The annual capacity…