In January-June state coalmining enterprises decreased power-generating coal extraction by 24.5%, to 1.45 million tons. According to the Ministry of the energy and coal industry, state mines increased coking coal output by 65.5%, to 399.5 thousand tons. As a whole, state mines decreased coal extraction by 14.5%, to 1.85 million tons. In H1 coal enterprises…
In January-May pipe exports from Russia decreased by 44% YoY, to 691 thousand tons. According to the Federal Customs Statistics, in monetary terms exports fell by 56.3%, to $619 million. Kazakhstan was the main purchaser, accounting for 28%, up by 44%. It was followed by the US (22%, up 2-fold), and Belarus (14.5%, up by…
In May Russia decreased semi-finished steel products exports by 17.6% MoM and by 18.2% YoY, to 1.12 million tons. According to the Federal Customs Statistics, in January-May exports dropped by 5.6% YoY, to 6.42 million tons, valued at $2.798 billion, down by 18.5%. Taiwan accounted for 23% of all purchases, down by 5.8%. Average price…
In May Russia increased scrap imports from Kazakhstan by 19% YoY, to 59 thousand tons. At the same time, in monthly terms imports fell by 31%. In January-May Russia imported 268.3 thousand tons of scrap from Kazakhstan, up by 72%. Average price in May on Russian border was $234.4 per ton. (Ukrainian metal)
At the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) there are already 16 software robots successfully imitating the actions of real workers. By the end of 2019, the company plans to have automated a total of 32 manufacturing processes. The head of the MMK-InformService project office, Valery Rybolovlev, spoke about the company’s automation during the Digital…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has put into operation an automatic control system of steam boilers, which power the plant. This will increase energy efficiency, as well as provide a significant reduction in harmful emissions into the atmosphere. The introduction of the system will save more than 85 million rubles per year. The project…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has commissioned sinter plant No. 5, the only one of its kind in Russia. The facility has a capacity of up to 5.5 million tons of sinter per year. MMK’s new sinter plant is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, allowing it to obtain high-quality sinter, and it operates using the…
NLMK Lipetsk, the group’s flagship production site, has begun construction and installation works on the complete overhaul of Continuous Casting Machine (CCM) No. 9, which is a milestone project in NLMK Group’s Strategy 2022. The launch of the new CCM No. 9 will conclude the blast furnace and steelmaking operations development program, aimed at boosting…