In 2017 rolled steel sheet was the most sought after type of rolled metal. At present Russian market is witnessing a slight seasonal decrease in demand, which allows buying materials cheaper. Customers also leave their orders online more often, which simplifies the purchasing process. Steel sheet is used in machine-building, construction, agriculture, etc. (Ukrainian metal)
The potential investor of the insolvent KVV Liepājas metalurgs is given two weeks to consider purchasing the company, says Latvian Economy Minister Arvils Ašeradens. He admits that talks with the potential investor are not over; the investor wants to secure the most beneficial conditions in business negotiations. Latvian government is also highly interested in getting…
Standard&Poor’s has changed the rating forecast for Ferrexpo plc, owner of Poltava and Yeristovo GOKs, from Stable to Positive. On December 29, 2017 S&P improved the group rating following the “high productivity” shown lately. The agency has also confirmed Ferrexpo’s long-term rating at B-. The rating improvement is the result of the stable iron ore…
In December 2017 Ukraine produced 1.87 million tons of pig iron, 1.88 million tons of steel and 1.7 million tons of rolled metal, all up by 3%, 0.4% and 7% MoM respectively. “Output increase in December 2017 was mostly thanks to Mariupol Iron and Steel Works and Zaporizhstal”, Ukrmetallurgprom reported. In January-December 2017 Ukraine produced…
The Novovolynskaya mine No. 9, a part of the state enterprise Volynugol, has suspended operation because of the lack of equipment. “The enterprise has stopped mining coal. And the reason is simple – they have nothing to work with. The mine was developing three long faces. For the past week they were barely working on…
The contract with the acting financial director and chief accountant of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih Sergey Plichko has been prolonged for another quarter. According to the company decree dated December 28, 2017, the contract is prolonged through March 31, 2018. Plichko was appointed chief accountant, acting CFO on February 17, 2017. Prior to that he was…
Mechel informs that the group CFO Sergey Rezontov is leaving the company. According to the statement, Rezontov resigned due to his personal reasons. “We are grateful to Sergey Rezontov for his work”, Mechel CEO Oleg Korzhov said. (Ukrainian metal)
In December 2017 ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works received the most VAT among metal companies – 659.432 and 656.42 million UAH. In November 2017 they received 633.194 and 671.433 million UAH respectively. According to the State Treasury Service, Zaporizhstal was paid 407.011 million UAH (305.218 million UAH in November 2017).…
