Russia: gold output up in May 2019
In May Russia increased gold output by 11.5% YoY. At the same time compared with April the output dropped by 16.3%. In January-May gold manufacture in Russia grew by 24.4% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine: coal output down in January-May 2019
In January-May Ukraine mined 12.812 million tons of coal, down by 7.8% YoY. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, the output of coking coal dropped by 21.5%, to 2.117 million tons, and of power-generating coal by 4.5%, to 10.695 million tons. In May coal mining decreased by 1.9%, to 2.6 million tons.…
Ukraine: MMZ speaks with Interpipe of scrap deliveries
Representatives of Moldova Iron and Steel Works held talks with Ukrainian companies on the resumption of scrap deliveries. “In April and May there were no deliveries. But I know for sure, that their representatives have come to Ukraine for negotiations. There are risks, especially in winter, when scrap procurement in Ukraine falls”, Interpipe CFO Denis…
Ukraine: all DCH assets to be managed by one man
Vitaliy Bash has been appointed a new general manager of Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works, a part of DCH. He is also the director of the Sukhaya Balka mine and the managing company DCH Steel. The decision to appoint one person to manage three assets has to do with the need to provide for coordinated…
Ukraine: Russian pipe sanctions not affecting interpipe
The sanctions imposed by Russia on the delivery of pipes from Ukraine didn’t have an impact on Interpipe. “Losses from sanctions are not considerable. The products yielding the biggest income in Russia have long been prohibited”, Interpipe CFO Denis Morozov said, adding that there was a duty of 27% on Interpipe pipes on the Russian…
Ukraine: Ferrexpo to buy 400 gondola cars
Until the end of the year Ferrexpo plans to buy 400 gondola cars. The decision is due to the strategic plans of Ferrexpo to increase pellets output. In early 2019 Yeristovo Mining and Processing Works purchased 200 gondola cars from Kryukovsky Works, bringing the combined total to 2.6 thousand cars. (Ukrainian metal)
Uzbekistan: AGMK starts second stage of Kalmakyr mine railroad infrastructure construction
Almalyk Iron and Steel Works has started carrying out the second stage of the railroad infrastructure construction to the Kalmakyr mine. Kalmakyr Mine is the largest mining enterprise in the CIS, the base of Uzbek non-ferrous metallurgy. In 2016 the mine design capacity was increased to 30 million tons of ore per year. Under the…
Russia: Severstal Distribution sales up in Q1 2019
Severstal Distribution was able to increase sales on its traditional markets, having avoided a fall after it ceased operating in Ukraine. “Because of economical risks we were forced to leave Ukrainian market. But these volumes have been compensated for by the growth of sales in the European part of Russia, as well as Central, Northern…