The heating furnace No. 4 has been shut down for capital repairs in the sheet-rolling shop-3000 of the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. The cost of the repairs will reach 10.5 million UAH ($410 thousand). As the result the furnace energy efficiency will meet the best world standards. The repair will last for 105…
A new GOST 4784-2019 “Aluminum and deformable aluminum alloys. Grades” has been approved. It covers aluminum and deformable alloys used in the manufacture of a wide range of semi-finished products (sheet, coils, rounds, plates, rods, sections, etc.). Over 50 types of aluminum alloys used in the construction, power, machine-building, etc were added to the new…
In January-June Kimkano-Sutarsky Mining and Processing Works increased iron ore concentrate output by 12% YoY, to 1224.349 thousand tons. The company also sold 1239.398 thousand tons of concentrate, up by 18.4% YoY. At present the GOK is operating at 88% of its capacity. The full capacity of 3.2 million tons is expected to have been…
In January-June Stoylensky Mining and Processing Works produced 8.8 million tons of concentrate, up by 4.2% YoY. 3.6 million tons were spent to produce pellets – 3.7 million tons, up by 3.6%. All the rest was sent to NLMK site in Lipetsk. As of 2018 Stoylenski GOK became the second largest concentrate manufacturer in Russia.…
After a 9-month idleness the mill-1600 in the sheet-rolling shop of Krasniy Octyabr has resumed operation. 20 tons of stainless steel products have already been rolled. The mill is used to produce cold-rolled sheet of nickel-containing steel with the thickness of 0.8 to 3 mm. The mill was produced in 1932 by a German company.…
In May Russia imported 2.3 thousand tons of ferrochromium, down by 5.7% MoM, but up by 117.5% YoY. Deliveries from Kazakhstan decreased by 10%, to 1.4 thousand tons, while Iran increased supplies to 825 tons. In 5 months ferrochromium imports totaled 11.2 thousand tons, up by 74.2% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of…
In May Russia exported 1.8 thousand tons of ferrotitanium, down by 11.3% MoM, but up by 17.1% YoY. The Netherlands accounted for 72% of the export volumes, down by 13% MoM. In 5 months ferrotitanium exports totaled 7.9 thousand tons, up by 21.7% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of the year the exports…
In January-July Azovstal Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 8.3% YoY, to 2.183 million tons. Steel manufacture dropped by 5.3%, to 2.355 million tons, and pig ion – by 12.8%, to 1.997 million tons. In July Azovstal produced 269 thousand tons of rolled metal, 301 thousand tons of steel and 265 thousand…