In October Russia imported 14.3 thousand tons of ferrosilicomanganese, up by 88.5% MoM and by 8.2% YoY. Deliveries from Georgia grew 3-fold, to 7.9 thousand tons, and from Kazakhstan – by 11%, to 5.5 thousand tons. In 10 months imports totaled 149 thousand tons, down by 4.3% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of…
In October Russia exported 2.2 thousand tons of ferrotitanium, up by 3.3% MoM and by 33.6% YoY. Deliveries to the Netherlands grew by 18%, to 1.5 thousand tons, and to Germany – by 72%, to 187 tons. At the same time China decreased imports by 36%, to 270 tons. In 10 months exports totaled 16.5…
Hot-rolled copper plates manufactured at Kirov Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works have been named a winner of the “100 best products of Russia-2019”. The plates have been awarded the “Novelty” status. The copper plates have improved corrosion-resistant characteristics. These products are in high demand in Russia. (Ukrainian metal)
Nikolai Kigalov has been appointed a new Vorkutaugol general director. Sergey Likhopud, who has been holding this office since November 2016, will pursue his career outside Severstal. Since 2009 Kigalov has been a chief engineer at various Kemerovo region coal enterprises. In 2017 he was appointed the Raspadskaya mine director. And since July 2018 he…
In 2020 Balakovo Iron and Steel Works intends to start producing A800/1000 rebars with the diameter of 10 to 14 mm, rounds (8 to 10 mm), squares (10 to 50 mm), channel Nos. 5-10, as well as steel strips. The company expects that the customers will be able to order these goods in Q1 2020…
In January-November Krivoy Rog Iron Ore Industrial Complex decreased iron ore output by 5.8% YoY, to 4 million tons. In November the output totaled 380 thousand tons. Last year KZhRK produced 4.6 million tons of iron ore, down by 9.7% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In November ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih decreased rolled metal output by 18% MoM, to 390 thousand tons. Steel manufacture dropped by 28.5%, to 350 thousand tons, and pig iron – by 20%, to 375 thousand tons. In 11 months AMKR produced 4.2 million tons of rolled metal, 4.94 million tons of steel and 4.9 million tons…
Interpipe has finished a project to create a system to manage products at warehouses using digital technologies at its Interpipe Niko Tube. The warehouse management system has been developed to reduce time of loading products and shipping them to customers. The project started in June, and investments totaled $178 thousand. As a result, the truck…
