Bystrinskoye LLC in Zabaykalye region intends to obtain its first gold containing, copper and magnetite concentrate at the end of the first quarter. After that the plant will be commissioned. The capacity of each line is 5 million tons of ore per year. The commissioning of the works started on October 31, 2017. (Ukrainian metal)
Severstal has put in operation a new bulk crane at the steel manufacture of Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. The lifting capacity of the new machine is 70 tons, its length – over 34 meters and weight exceeds 248 tons. The crane will be used to transport and load slabs into open wagons. “Investments in…
Evraz NTMK has started producing a new channel type – 30 P channel. In January the company manufactured the first industrial batch of this channel for the construction projects in St. Petersburg and the Moscow region. The 300 mm-high hot-rolled channel is used in the construction of structures intended for a lot of pressure during…
Taiwan has imposed antidumping duties on the import of galvanized sheet, as well as cold-rolled stainless and carbon steel sheet. The duty in the volume of 4.02-80.5% of the customs cost depends on the manufacturer. In particular, such duties were imposed on metal originating from Ukraine, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Korea. The authorities…
In 2017 MMK increased steel output by 2.5% YoY, to 12.86 million tons. According to the group statement, pig iron manufacture grew by 5.3%, to 10.163 million tons, and rolled metal – by 0.1%, to 11.331 million tons. Sales to Russia and CIS increased by 3.6%, to 8.528 million tons, at the same time exports…
In 2017 rolled metal consumption in Ukraine increased by 6.6%, to 5.16 million tons. Of this volume 1.3 million tons, or 25.1%, were imported. In 2016 rolled metal consumption was 4.84 million tons, with 1.056 million tons (21.8%) imported. Flat rolled metal share in the imports as of the end of November 2017 was 55.3%,…
In 2017 Ukraine decreased rolled metal output by 14% YoY, to 18.44 million tons. Of this 14.59 million tons (79.1%) were exported. In 2016 the export share was 82.4%. Semi-finished products accounted for 43.1% of the total volume, flat rolled metal – 33.1%, long rolled metal – 23.8%. In 2016 the export share of flat…
In 2017 Nikolaev Alumina Works produced 1.676 million tons of alumina, up by 10.95% YoY. Last year the company finished the project to increase alumina output to 1.7 million tons. Investments in 2015-2017 totaled $10.3 million. Alumina manufacture plan has been exceeded by 2.8%, or by 45.5 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)