The project to reconstruct the existing and build new gas-purifying machines in the blast furnace shop of the Mariupol Iron and Steel Works named after Ilyich has entered an active stage. Investments amount to some $20 million, A new line of dry gas-purification of the blast furnace foundry yard will be constructed. And the wet…
Russian gold production rose by 1.8% YoY in 2018, the Federal State Statistics Service said. In December 2018, gold production decreased by 0.5% YoY and by 2.1% MoM. No absolute figures were disclosed. (Prime/Ukrainian metal)
Ukrainian galvanized metal manufacturers have been harmed by the increase in imports from China and Russia. According to Metinvest Holding marketing director Roman Kurashev, unless state authorities take measures, the situation could worsen. “Following the protective measures taken by Europe, US, Canada and Turkey, we expect a considerable increase of imports from China and Russia,…
In 2018 Interpipe Steel produced 873 thousand tons of steel, up by 13.8% YoY. In December 2018 the output grew by 15.8% MoM, to 82 thousand tons. In 2017 the company produced 855 thousand tons of steel billets, up by 38%. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2018 Tomsk-based Sibcable processed some 17.5 thousand tons of metal, on par with the previous year. In particular, the plant processed almost 15 thousand tons of copper and 2.5 thousand tons of aluminum wire rod, the main raw materials in the cable manufacture. Copper is preferred over aluminum because of its higher thermal and…
In 2018 Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works produced 9.9 million tons of converter steel. This year output is expected to further grow due to the modernization of the converter No. 3 in November 2018. In 2019 two more converters will be modernized. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2018 UralKuz increased sales by 49% YoY, to 143 thousand tons. This was mostly thanks to the growth of output and railroad axles sales (by 66%). The latter was, in its turn, due to the development of the transport machine-building. UralKuz is the leading Russian manufacturer of hot-stamped products for almost all machine-building spheres.…
In 2018 Krivoy Rog Iron Ore Industrial Complex decreased iron ore manufacture by 9.7% YoY, to 4.581 million tons. In December 2018 the company produced 308 thousand tons of iron ore, up from 277 thousand tons in November 2018. In 2017 the enterprise increased iron ore mining by 1.5% YoY, to 5.074 million tons. (Ukrainian…