In September Russia exported 8.2 thousand tons of copper rolled wire, down by 50.5% MoM and by 46% YoY. Deliveries to Kuwait dropped from 5.6 thousand tons in August to 3.1 thousand tons. Exports to Belarus decreased by 14%, to 1 thousand tons, and to Egypt – by 40%, to 478 tons. In 9 months…
The Union of gold manufacturers believes that in 2019 Russia will produce 350 tons of gold, up by 6% YoY. The previous forecast was 340 tons, up by 3% YoY. In January-June Russia increased gold output by 11% YoY, to 142 tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Next year Electrostal Tyumeni intends to increase its portfolio of rolled metal products. In particular, the company will start producing strips and angles of lesser size. Another UGMK-Stal company – Nadezhdinsky Iron and Steel Works – has developed a program to produce quality bearing steel. The combined output of two companies is some 1.1 million…
Severstal intends to decrease CO and CO2 (greenhouse gas) emissions by implementing a new technique to process iron ore concentrate at Olenegorsk Mining and Processing Works. The ecological effect will be reached by increasing the quality of the iron ore concentrate produced at Olkon. High iron content allows decreasing the usage of fluxes (limestone) in…
Russian steelmaker Severstal has invested about 1 billion rubles in an upgrade of subsidiary Izhora Pipe Mill that would allow the plant to produce electric welded pipes with diameters starting from 508 millimeters. The upgrade’s goal is to set up production of pipes for the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye gas condensate field of Gazprom. The plant expects production…
In January-October iron and manganese ore railroad transportation grew by 3.2% YoY, to 57.3 million tons. According to the State Statistics Service, transportation of ferrous metals dropped by 3.4%, to 16.1 million tons. Ferrous metals scrap transportation decreased by 18%, to 2.05 million tons, and coke – by 9.3%, to 3.7 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
The mining company Vesco will start developing the Pobeda refractory clay deposit in Donetsk region. The company obtained the respective license back in 2016. The quarry has the size of 30 ha. Its balance reserves are estimated at 814 thousand tons. The company intends to extract 500 thousand tons of clay per year, or 705…
ArcelorMittal Temirtau has carried out a project begun in 2017 to switch to the horizontal axle of hot-rolled coils transportation in the sheet-rolling shop No. 1. The new machinery will improve shipping rates and working conditions. “The direction of coiling and the operation of the coiler are carried out in the automatic mode. Previously it…