In February Dneprospetsstal increased steel output by 15.5% MoM, to 16.803 thousand tons. According to the company statement, rolled metal manufacture dropped by 6.1%, to 10.742 thousand tons. In 2 months DSS produced 31.351 thousand tons of steel and 22.183 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 24.7% and by 20.4% YoY respectively. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2018 Electrozinc fulfilled its annual manufacturing plan by 79%. The reason was the fire on October 21, 2018, which destroyed the electrolysis shop. Last year the company produced 63.065 thousand tons of zinc (73.676 thousand tons in 2017), including 31.584 thousand tons of zinc-aluminum alloy, 105.476 thousand tons of sulfur acid and 274 tons…
In February Ukraine increased iron ore exports by 2.7% YoY, to $228.542 million. At the same time, imports grew 3-fold, to $0.012 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, Poland was the main customer – $34.282 million. In January-February Ukraine exported $463.2 million worth of iron ore, up by 0.02% YoY, while imports dropped by…
In 2018 Zagorsky Pipe Works produced over 491 thousand tons of pipes, up 3-fold YoY. The main customer was Gazprom, which needed pipes for the construction of the Nord Stream and Sila Sibiri pipelines, as well as for repairs. This year the company intends to enter new markets. In particular, ZTZ will look for pipe…
In January-February Uzbekistan exported $3 billion worth of products, up by 20.4% YoY. $1.2 billion accounted for gold. During the whole 2018 Uzbekistan exported $2.9 billion worth of gold. (Ukrainian metal)
Rudnik Taborniy, a Nordgold enterprise, intends to invest over 2 billion rubles in the development of its licensed site in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). In particular, 320 million rubles will be spent on prospecting works at the Tabornoye deposit. Repair of machinery will cost 200 million rubles, and the purchase of 5 quarry dump…
Kyshtym Electrolytic Copper Plant has received a first batch of machinery for the copper foil electrolysis shop currently under construction. In particular, the company has received 4 heat exchangers. They will be used at the first stage of copper foil manufacture. The next delivery is expected in Q2. The company will receive 2 electric cells…
Greenleas International Holdings, Abiglaze Limited, Crosland Global Limited and Toshi Holdings have announced their decision to sell some 1.8% of Evraz shares. The number of shares that the companies intend to sell amounts to 25.4 million. Roman Abramovich indirectly owns shares in Evraz through Greenleas International Holdings, Alexander Abramov – through Abiglaze Limited, Alexander Frolov…
