Russia: ChTPZ H1 2019 revenue to drop

In H1 ChTPZ expects to sell over 900 thousand tons of pipe products. According to the pipe division CEO Boris Kovalenkov, the expected drop of revenue – to 88 billion rubles – will be compensated for in H2. Net debt to EBITDA ration will be 2.5-2.75. Last year ChTPZ pipe division enterprises sold 1.92 million…

Ukraine: AMKR shows facilities with significant environmental benefit

In the lead-up to World Environment Day, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih invited the public to its industrial facilities that were declared in the city environmental program and already reconstructed with significant environmental benefit. Environment protection specialists of Mining and Steelmaking Complex companies, the representatives of governmental entities, local government authorities of Kriviy Rih and other cities…

Ukraine: scrap collection falls as export duties bite

Ukrainian scrap collection volumes have fallen over the past year, dented by declining availability of obsolete scrap and a sharp fall in exports. Total Ukrainian scrap collection fell by 7% YoY, to 1.04 million tons in January-April, industry association UAVtormet’s president, Volodymyr Boubley, said last week. The trend continued in May amid extended holidays at…