In 2018 DTEK financial results improved because of the growth of world coal and gas prices, as well as investments in output increase. In 2 years the world coal prices have increased more than 2-fold, from $42 to $100 per ton. In 13 years DTEK has invested over $7.6 billion in development. In particular, the…
The Electrotyazhmash works has concluded 6 agreements with Meta-Lux LLC for the delivery of metal valued at 194.24 UAH. Until the end of 2020 the company has to supply phosphorous-copper alloy at 314 UAH per kg, bronze rods at 281 UAH per kg, 2 types hot-rolled steel sheet at 37200 UAH and 30512 UAH per…
Ferrexpo announces the payment of special dividends of $0.066 per share with the total amount of $40 million, or twice as much as in 2017. The decision has been taken with the view of the improved market situation in H2 2018 and good prospects for 2019. The board of directors will decide on the final…
The minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik has suggested increasing the base price of power-generating coal in Ukraine by 10.5%. Thus, the price should grow from the current level of 2535 UAH (without VAT) per ton, set in April, to 2800 UAH. According to Nasalik, the base price increase is necessitated by the…
3 DESA filter bags are being installed at the gas-purifying machines at the Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Works. The size of the purification is 4 square meters, up 2-fold from the currently used filters. Over 2 thousand innovative filter bags have been installed in the gas-purification system. Since 2004 the company has been able to decrease pollution…
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has prolonged the regime of exempting operations with ferrous and non-ferrous scrap from VAT till 2022. The corresponding bill has been voted by 248 parliament members with the necessary minimum of 226. VAT on scrap operations was cancelled in 2011. And then, in 2017, it was prolonged till January 1,…
Petropavlovsk has put into operation the processing of gold-containing concentrate at its first autoclave. As of early December 320 tons have been processed. The extraction is 93%, not much below the targeted 98%. The manufacture of gold from refractory ore, according to the company, will start in Q1 2019. The second autoclave is being commissioned,…
In November railroad sales of rolled steel and pipes by the major Russian companies totaled 5.05 million tons, down by 2.2% YoY. Deliveries to the local market dropped by 3.4%, to 2.73 million tons, and exports – by 0.6%, to 2.32 million tons. In January-November deliveries reached 57.8 million tons, up by 2.7% YoY. Local…
