Ukraine: US retains hot-rolled metal duties

United States International Trade Commission has decided not to cancel antidumping duties on the carbon flat hot-rolled steel originating from Ukraine, as well as China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand. The decision has been taken under the third 5-year sunset review. US for the first time imposed a 90.33% antidumping duty on Ukrainian hot-rolled metal…

Russia: NLMK Group migrates online marketplace and customer service to new platform

NLMK Group, a global steel company, is migrating its online marketplace https://nlmk.shop/ and customer service to SAP C/4HANA platform (formerly known as SAP Hybris), a part of SAP Customer Experience solutions portfolio, to enable prompt delivery of a wide range of steel products and a unique customer service offer. NLMK’s e-marketplace for SME’s https://nlmk.shop/ was…

Russia: MMK IFRS net profit down in H1 2019

The net profit of Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) fell by 25.9% YoY, to $497 million in January-June, as calculated under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the company said in a statement on August 1. Revenue went down by 7.8%, to $3.835 billion in the period. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization…

Kyrgyzstan: PM meets with Centerra Gold Inc. CEO

Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev has met with Scott Perry, President and CEO of Centerra Gold Inc., and some members of the Board of Directors of the Canadian company. During the meeting, issues of the company’s activities and prospects for deepening cooperation in the interest of further improving the efficiency of the Kumtor mine…