Komsomolskaya mine of Vorkutaugol has put into operation a new long face with the reserves of 535 thousand tons of coking coal. The new long face 712 is situated at the Troynoy layer in the southern block of the mine. The average daily output is 4 thousand tons of coal. The long face is expected…
The Ministry of Economical Development has approved a request of the Penza region to create two industrial parks. An industrial park Master will be created in Serdobsk together with KamAZ. The park will be situated at the Serdobsk Machine-Building Plant. Metal structures, steel wares and car spare parts will be produced there. Another park will…
Bratsk Aluminum Works has finished the reconstruction of a mud basin. The work started in 2012. Now instead of the basin grass is growing there. The basin was operating since 1978. BrAZ uses mud to produce coal concentrate and graphite briquettes. At present the company processes over half of wastes. It aims to process all…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works has shut down one of its three blast furnaces for capital repairs. The repair is scheduled to be completed this year. The modernization will decrease harmful emissions by 42 tons per year. The design capacity of the blast furnaces at ChMK is 4 million tons of pig iron per year.…
Russia has asked for consultations within the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the U.S. steel anti-dumping duties, the WTO said in a statement on July 9. Russia thinks that the measure does not meet the requirements of the WTO’s Anti-Dumping Agreement, the organization said. (Prime/Ukrainian metal)
A manufacturing complex on deep processing of tungsten will be created on the territory of the Uzlovaya Special Economic Zone in Tula region. The project will be carried out by Evraz. Investments will amount to 5.5 billion rubles. Some 500 jobs will be created. (Ukrainian metal)
In 15 years of cooperation Severstal has supplied over 500 million tons of polymer-coated rolled metal to Kazan Steel Sections. The Severstal coated metal is used in the manufacture of roofing and wall materials, as well as various sections. Kazan Steel Sections manufactures all metal tiles according to a new GOST R 58153-2018. The standard…
The Ministry of industry and trade expects the domestic demand for steel to grow thanks to national projects. “Last year the growth was some 2%. This year we await a small growth. I think around 1%. Next year we expect a considerable growth due to a number of projects in various market segments. We hope…