According to Rosstat, the industrial output in April increased by 4.9% YoY after a growth of 1.2% in March. At the same time, ferrous metallurgy witnessed a drop in pig iron manufacture by 3.5% YoY, rolled metal – by 4.1%, and pipes – by 2.6%, in particular, drilling pipes – by 10.9%. Primary aluminum output…
ArcelorMittal Temirtau is carrying out a project to replace dust-exhaust machinery in the sinter manufacture. The cost of the project exceeds 1.2 billion tenge. Sinter shop accounts for 23% of all dust pollution. “This is not the first project to install bag filters at the sinter shop. In 2017 we put into operation bag filters…
In April, transportation of metal in FGK gondola cars grew by 7% YoY, to 1.4 million tons. The share of transportation in the total volume was 13%. In particular, transportation of ferrous metals scrap increased by 50%, to 224 thousand tons, metal structures – by 20%, to 4 thousand tons, metal wares – by 11%,…
Interpipe has certified its own premium inserted joints Interpipe UPJ-F for the correspondence to the ISO 13769 CAL IV. It took the company around a year to develop, test and certify the new product. This is the second premium-class joint developed by Interpipe. Earlier it has mastered the manufacture of a UPJ-M muff joint. Trial…