In November Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works produced the maximum monthly amount of metal at the continuous hot-dip galvanizing machine No. 4 – 31,027 tons. These products are in high demand in construction, machine-building and lightweight metal structures manufacture. The galvanized rolled metal with trivalent chrome coating had a high share in orders. In November…
In November the Federal Cargo Company increased metal transportation in gondola cars by 10% YoY. In particular, ferrous metals transportation reached 1.1 million tons, and other metals – 200 thousand tons. The share of metal in the FCC transportation amounted to 12%. The main railroads in ferrous metals transportation were South-Urals (270 thousand tons, up…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has been named one of the top ten most environmentally responsible metals and mining companies in Russia in 2019, according to a rating compiled by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Russia and the National Rating Agency. The company ranked particularly high in the environmental impact category, where it shared the…
In October Russia exported 1.8 thousand tons of raw chrome, up by 36% MoM and YoY. Deliveries to US grew from 332 tons to 348 tons, and to the Netherlands – by a third, to 1.2 thousand tons. In 10 months exports totaled 15.8 thousand tons, on par with last year. In monetary terms since…
In October Russia imported 40 tons of molybdenum including scrap, up by 56% MoM and by 217% YoY. Deliveries from China grew from 17.5 tons to 28 tons, and from Germany – by 76%, to 11 tons. In 10 months imports totaled 287 tons, up by 6% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of…
Izhorsky Pipe Works has once again successfully passed the supervisory audit according to API. The inspectors checked the current management quality system for compliance with API Specification Q1 9th edition and ISO 9001:2015. As a result the company has confirmed its ability to produce pipes according to API Specification 5L 46th edition. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019 metal output is expected to decrease because of the long repairs of rolling mills and blast furnaces. In January-September Russian metal output increased by 1.3%, mostly due to the non-ferrous metals (+2%), while ferrous metals dropped by 0.1%. Exports fell by 10.6%, with prices down by 15-20%. Domestic consumption grew by 4%. (Ukrainian…
Chelyabinsk Pipe Plant (ChelPipe) has delivered more than 150,000 tons of large-diameter pipes for construction of the linear part of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) pipeline, the company said in a statement on December 25. “ChelPipe Group was the only Russian company to pass all stages of qualification selection and offer the best delivery conditions among 94…