In January-September Metinvest increased steel output by 6% YoY, to 5.905 million tons. The manufacture grew due to the increased output at Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works by 399 thousand tons. At the same time Azovstal decreased steel production by 91 thousand tons. In Q3 manufacture remained unchanged QoQ at 1982 thousand tons, as…
In Cairo, Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka held consultations on export of metal products to Egypt, the press service of the Embassy of Ukraine in Egypt reported. “Within the framework of the visit, the Ukraine-Egypt consultations were held on the application of Egypt’s safeguards to Ukrainian metal products,” the statement reads. As the Embassy…
In August Russia imported 14.5 thousand tons of ferrosilicomanganese, up by 25% MoM, but down by 37.6% YoY. Deliveries from Georgia and Kazakhstan increased by 11%, and by 5%, to 7.2 thousand tons and 5.3 thousand tons respectively. In 8 months imports totaled 127.5 thousand tons, down by 4.2% YoY. In monetary terms since the…
In August Russia exported 16.6 thousand tons of copper wire rod, up by 94.6% MoM and by 8.4% YoY. Deliveries to Kuwait grew 4-fold, to 5.6 thousand tons, while to Egypt dropped by 75%, to 798 tons. In 8 months exports totaled 91.3 thousand tons, down by 7.6% YoY. In monetary terms since the start…
In August Russia imported 82 thousand tons of chrome ore, up by 3.2% MoM and by 2.4% YoY. Deliveries from Kazakhstan grew by 14%, to 70 thousand tons, while purchases from South Africa and Turkey dropped by 21% and by 39%, to 4.2 thousand tons and 7.6 thousand tons respectively. In 8 months imports totaled…
The Comprehensive Air Quality Index (CAQI) indicator for Magnitogorsk has almost halved over the past two years, official data shows, indicating a 2-fold improvement in air quality. The reading is the lowest in the history of Magnitogorsk. MMK has spent more than 21 billion rubles on environmental measures since 2017. The CAQI for the city…
KazGeoRud, a unit of the Russian Copper Company, has started commercial production of copper and copper-zinc ore at the Kundyzdy field in Kazakhstan. The company plans to invest over $90 million in Kazakh mining industry in 2019, up by around 7% YoY, Vice President Natalya Gonchar said. The mine’s projected capacity amounts to 2 million…
In August Russia imported 46.3 thousand tons of copper ore and concentrate, up by 16% MoM, but down by 45.4% YoY. Deliveries from Kazakhstan grew by 44%, to 24.3 thousand tons, and the rest was imported from Chile. In 8 months imports totaled 293 thousand tons, down by 32.8% YoY. In monetary terms since the…
