After a scheduled 2-week repair NLMK has put its blast furnace No. 7 Rossiyanka into operation. The repair allowed the group to start reconstruction of the blast furnace No. 6. The reconstruction, to last for some 130 days, will start in late May. During this period, Rossiyanka will provide over a third of all pig…
The board of directors of Buryatzoloto, a part of Nordgold, developing the Zun-Kholba and Irokinda deposits in the Republic of Buryatia, decided to transfer licenses to its daughter companies. In particular, Zun-Kholba LLC will be operating at the Zun-Kholbinskoye gold ore deposit as well as prospecting at the Pionerskoye deposit. The company will have 6…
In January-April, Ukraine exported 3.812 thousand tons of coke valued at $909 thousand, down 2.3-fold and 2.6-fold YoY respectively. The main customers were Romania (36.7%), Russia (20.77%) and Moldova (20.55%). At the same time, coke imports dropped by 13%, to 389.6 thousand tons valued at $120.63 million, down by 14.1%. The main suppliers were Russia…
Specialists of the German company Achenbach Buschhutten, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of aluminum alloys, have conducted an audit of the technical equipment of the company CNPT, launched in 2013 at the Ganja Aluminum Plant, the Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation (AIC) reported. Specialists of the German company conducted the audit at the invitation of the…
In January-March, Polyus Verninskoye produced 2.08 tons of gold, up by 30% QoQ and by 14% YoY. Average gold content grew by 10% QoQ, to 2.9 g per ton. Rock mining increased by 35%, to 5.6 thousand tons. Ore output totaled 978 thousand tons, up by 51% QoQ. (Ukrainian metal)
In March, Russia produced 4.15 million tons of pig iron, down by 7.1% YoY, with 3.75 million tons produced in February. In Q1 pig iron output dropped by 6.9% YoY, to 12.05 million tons. Ukraine, though no longer a part of CIS, in March increased pig iron output by 9.3% YoY, to 1.834 million tons,…
In April, Zabaikalye railroad transported 1.3 million tons of cargo, up by 7.6% YoY. In January-April, transportation grew by 8.5% YoY, to 5.9 million tons. In particular, the railroad transported 3.7 million tons of coal, up by 3.4%, 136.3 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up by 14%, 106.7 thousand tons of metal wares, up by…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih is completing the preparation of its social facilities for summer season. They are three country tourist camps, two children’s camps and two health complexes on the Black and Azov seaside. The maintenance of all social facilities, including Dzherelo sanatorium-preventorium, will cost the company UAH 103 million. In addition, the metallurgical plant will…