In the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) long products shop, the overhaul of the two-thread fine-wire mill 170 was completed. Repair works on the unit were carried out simultaneously with the reconstruction work. As part of the modernization of the mill, which took place from May to June, the heating furnace was reconstructed, the…
Delivery of limestone to industrial companies via railroad in January-June increased by 7% YoY, to 5.6 million tons. In May deliveries grew by 22%, to 1.1 million tons, the highest growth since the start of the year. Metal industry increased purchases by 7%. At the same time Zaporizhstal decreased purchases somewhat. (Ukrainian metal)
As a result of a fire at the mine named after Stashkov of DTEK Pavlogradugol in the village of Maryina Roscha 6 miners have been hospitalized with light injuries. The accident happened on July 10. Wooden elements of the anchoring at the depth of 350 meters took fire. At that time 350 miners were underground,…
The Krasnoturyinsk-Polymetal LLC managing director Andrey Lisitsin has named new period when the processing works in the Krasnoturyinsk advanced development territory will be constructed. Thus, the commissioning is planned for 2022-2023. Previously it was planned to put the works into operation in late 2020. The reasons for the shift in plans have not been voiced.…
The largest Petropavlovsk shareholder Kenes Rakishev has confirmed that the autoclave hydrometallurgical complex at the Pokrovsky mine in Amur region is scheduled to be commissioned in September. The autoclave started operating in a test mode last December. The first gold ingot was also received that month. 4 autoclaves are assembled at the mine. In September…
In January-June Zagorsky Pipe Works sold 313 thousand tons of pipes, up 1.5-fold YoY. The main customer of the company was Gazprom. ZTZ has successfully finished testing K65 pipes. In 6 months personnel number has dropped from 1669 employees in January to 1528 in June. The company has spent 1.5 million rubles on social projects.…
Ruspolymet has finished constructing the complex to produce metal powders and granules. The enterprise with the cost of 1.25 billion rubles is launched by Ruspolymet subsidiary – Grankom with the financial help from the Ministry of industry and trade (a loan of 750 million rubles). Some 100 jobs will be created. Of Grankom’s powders tool…
The special economic zone of the industrial-manufacturing type Titanovaya dolina in Sverdlovsk region has welcomed three new residents, which will operate in the spheres of machine-building, metallurgy and electrical engineering. The combined investments in the projects reach 1.5 billion rubles. In particular, Tagil Steel will construct a plant to produce pipes for construction market. Over…