Rusal is finishing preparation for the construction of a pilot line to produce finely divided precipitated aluminum hydroxide with the capacity of 5 thousand tons per year at the site of the Achinsk Alumina Plant. Investments in the project will exceed 500 million rubles. Aluminum hydroxide is used in the insulation of cables for nuclear,…
In 2018 Metinvest received $1.188 billion of net profit, up by 93% YoY. According to the group statement, revenue grew by 33%, to $11.88 billion, EBITDA – by 23%, to $2.513 billion, gross profit – by 28%, to $2.787 billion and cash flow – by 85%, to $1.103 billion. At the same time the debt…
Abinsk Electrometallurgical Works intends in late 2019 to put into operation its 5th stage and start producing wire with aluminum-zinc coating. The capacity of the complex will be 24 thousand tons per year. At present there is no manufacturer of such wire in Russia. Investments in the project will total some 2.9 billion rubles. Recently…
From May 1, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, the biggest company of mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine, is raising salaries of all its employees and employees of its subsidiaries by 15% on average and for certain professions – up to 20%. Last year, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih raised the salary twice – in May and October. In…
Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel plans to develop projects to produce palladium to counter an expected deficit of the material, necessary for batteries production, on the market, CEO Vladimir Potanin announced. “Electric car producers are worried about the future lack of palladium. The volume of the metal that we produce and sell is absolutely clear.…
Krivoy Rog Iron Ore Industrial Complex has published the wages of its employees for February. On February 28 a Gvardeyskaya mine employee published in social networks the data on low salary at the mine. “This site has not fulfilled its manufacturing plan for February – it was only 33.3% fulfilled”, the enterprise noted. After that…
The state enterprise Ukrinterenergo has fulfilled its intention to stop electricity supplies to some Lisichanskugol departments. At present only the main fans, pumping and cage hoist are operating at the mines. All the other services have no electricity. The energy company warned the coal miner that this was only a part of the punishment for…
The development of the Khokhlovskoye deposit will help Dalur keep its uranium output on the present level. The work started in 2013. In 2015 a local sorption site was put into operation. Soon construction of a railroad base will start not far from the central node of the deposit. (Ukrainian metal)