In January-June Kimkano-Sutarsky Mining and Processing Works increased iron ore concentrate output by 12% YoY, to 1224.349 thousand tons. The company also sold 1239.398 thousand tons of concentrate, up by 18.4% YoY. At present the GOK is operating at 88% of its capacity. The full capacity of 3.2 million tons is expected to have been…
In January-June Stoylensky Mining and Processing Works produced 8.8 million tons of concentrate, up by 4.2% YoY. 3.6 million tons were spent to produce pellets – 3.7 million tons, up by 3.6%. All the rest was sent to NLMK site in Lipetsk. As of 2018 Stoylenski GOK became the second largest concentrate manufacturer in Russia.…
After a 9-month idleness the mill-1600 in the sheet-rolling shop of Krasniy Octyabr has resumed operation. 20 tons of stainless steel products have already been rolled. The mill is used to produce cold-rolled sheet of nickel-containing steel with the thickness of 0.8 to 3 mm. The mill was produced in 1932 by a German company.…
In May Russia imported 2.3 thousand tons of ferrochromium, down by 5.7% MoM, but up by 117.5% YoY. Deliveries from Kazakhstan decreased by 10%, to 1.4 thousand tons, while Iran increased supplies to 825 tons. In 5 months ferrochromium imports totaled 11.2 thousand tons, up by 74.2% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of…
In May Russia exported 1.8 thousand tons of ferrotitanium, down by 11.3% MoM, but up by 17.1% YoY. The Netherlands accounted for 72% of the export volumes, down by 13% MoM. In 5 months ferrotitanium exports totaled 7.9 thousand tons, up by 21.7% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of the year the exports…
In January-July Azovstal Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 8.3% YoY, to 2.183 million tons. Steel manufacture dropped by 5.3%, to 2.355 million tons, and pig ion – by 12.8%, to 1.997 million tons. In July Azovstal produced 269 thousand tons of rolled metal, 301 thousand tons of steel and 265 thousand…
Russian coal supplies to Ukraine dropped by 85.3% YoY, to 12,300 tons in June after the government introduced a permissive export procedure. The majority of exporters ceased shipments in the direction, while part of supplies, judging by the statistics data, was redirected bypass through Belarus. From June 1 Russian companies can supply coal to Ukraine…
Severstal will repair Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works converter pick-up probes to increase the number of smeltings from 82 to 86 per day. The equipment will be supplied by Danieli. The probes will be commissioned by stages in 2020. (Ukrainian metal)