In July Yuzniy Mining and Processing Works produced 1043.7 thousand tons of concentrate, on par with July 2018. Sinter manufacture grew by 114.3%, to 121.1 thousand tons. In January-July UGOK produced 7319.3 thousand tons of concentrate, up by 3% YoY, and 789.8 thousand tons of sinter, down by 17%. (Ukrainian metal)
The assets of the bankrupt Donelectrostal have been put on sale for 93.3 million rubles. In particular, 4 land plots with the combined size of 411,393 square meters in Novoaleksandrovka village will be sold. A part of one of the plots with the size of 9,880 square meters will be recovered in favor of the…
Mechel has signed a contract with Jiangsu Sha Steel Group, the largest private steel manufacturer in China, on coal delivery. The new contract will be valid from September 2019 till August 2020. Mechel will have to ship 720 thousand tons of premium coking coal produced at Yakutugol to JSS. The price will be based on…
In January-June Severstal sold 2.9 million tons of metal to Russian construction companies, up by 16% YoY. This year the group decided to focus on end consumers and restructured its operation with metal traders. The increase of sales was favored by the expansion of geography of sales and the development of logistics. For example, Severstal…
Acting governor of Chelyabinsk region Alexei Tesler has paid a visit to Asha Iron and Steel Works. In particular, he visited the sheet-rolling shop No. 1 commissioned in 1952. In 2014 the first stage of modernization was complete. The shop produces thick sheet of carbon, low-alloyed and structure steel grades at the mill-2850 for slabs…
Metals giant Norilsk Nickel plans to install Russia’s first, 2-billion ruble air conditioning on the Taimyrsky mine, the company said in a statement on August 8. The launch is scheduled for July-September 2020. The total consumed electric power capacity is planned at 6 megawatts. Similar systems are used in China and Poland. (Prime/Ukrainian metal)
In January-July lime railroad deliveries grew by 41% YoY, to 236 thousand tons. At the same time, July saw the lowest level of sales since the start of the year – 26 thousand tons, up by 67% YoY. The main consumers were ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih (bought small batches last year), Zaporizhstal (down by 27%) and…
In January-July railroad deliveries of limestone grew by 7% YoY, to 6.6 million tons. In July deliveries went up by 3% YoY, to 1 million tons, but decreased by 11% MoM. Dniepropetrovsk and Donetsk regions were the largest consumers, accounting for 70% of purchases. The main consumers of limestone are metal companies. In particular, Novotroitskoye…