Russia: RIAK output to double in 2019

RIAK, the plant that produces aluminum sections in Ingushetia, intends to double its output volumes. “From November, the company will reach its planned capacity of 6600 tons per year, thus increasing its output 2-fold”, the company CEO Magomet Tumgoyev said. The plant was opened in 2012, and the second stage launched in April 2018. 80…

Russia: PMH revenue up in 2018

In 2018 PMH consolidated revenue exceeded 89 billion rubles, up by 5% YoY. The prime cost of products sold totaled 64.4 billion rubles, up by 12%. Gross profit dropped by 10%. EBITDA was 19.3 billion rubles, almost flat YoY. Net profit decreased by 83%, to 1.3 billion rubles, mostly due to currency exchange rate difference.…

Russia: NLMK chooses 10 startup projects

NLMK participated in the Skolkovo Startup demo-day in Lipetsk as part of the Open Innovations Startup Tour. The tour aims at finding new promising projects. At the preliminary stage NLMK representatives have reviewed 40 projects in the sphere of metallurgy, energy, repair and HR. Leaders of the best projects have been invited to Lipetsk. In…