In January-August Kazakhstan produced 313.3 thousand tons of copper, up by 11.8% YoY. Zinc output grew by 1.6%, to 216 thousand tons. At the same time non-ferrous metals ore mining decreased. Thus, zinc concentrate output dropped by 28.7%, to 153.3 thousand tons, and bauxite mining by 20.1%, to 2.8 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In July Russia imported 3 thousand tons of raw zinc, down by 36% MoM, but up by 347.2% YoY. Deliveries from Kazakhstan totaled 2 thousand tons, down by 43% MoM. Imports from Peru dropped from 200 tons to 303 kg. At the same time purchases in Uzbekistan grew by 38%, to 839 tons. In January-July…
Chinese nickel consumers may be deterred from guaranteeing long-term ore supply by investing in Philippine ore production, delegates said during a panel discussion at the 18th International Stainless and Special Steel Summit in Seville, Spain, on Wednesday September 18. This is despite prevailing opinion that Philippine material is more easily refined and cost effective than…
In July Russia exported 37.6 thousand tons of ferrosilicon, up by 40% MoM and by 13% YoY. Deliveries to Turkey grew 2-fold, to 5.7 thousand tons, to Japan – by 32%, to the Netherlands – by 60% and to Korea by 16%, to 16, 3.8 and 5.7 thousand tons respectively. Exports in January-July totaled 224.8…
Members of the Kirovograd region state administration have refused to approve of a special permit to develop the Central and Southern sites of the Kapitanskoye deposit of chromium ore to Mine Extraction LLC. The size of the deposit, situated on the arable lands of the Kapitanka village and partially under the village, is 9 ha.…
Sputnik reported that scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University have improved the alloying process, allowing not only the wear-resistance of materials to be increased, but also giving them some qualitatively new characteristics, which is in demand in high-tech industries, science and energy. The results of the study have been published in Surface and Coatings Technology. According…
Base metals traded on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were largely in positive territory during the morning trading session on Friday September 20, but gains were limited owing to lingering macroeconomic concerns. There was a raft of central bank policy decisions on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve’s decision a day earlier to cut interest rates…
Mr Paolo Rocca, Tenaris Chairman & CEO, participated in the first Saudi Iron & Steel Conference in Riyadh. Speaking on the panel ‘Saudi’s Potentially Pivotal Role in Global Steel’, he focused on the investment in steelmaking and processing capacity in Saudi Arabia as the country focuses on becoming more self-sufficient. During his speech, Rocca tackled…
