In 2019 Ukraine produced 18.2 million tons of rolled metal, down by 0.9% YoY, having exported 14.94 million tons, or 82.1%. In 2018 the share of export was 78.5% (14.42 million tons out of produced 18.37 million tons). Semi-finished products accounted for 47.18% of exports, up from 43.64% in 2018. The share of flat rolled…
In 2019 steel consumption in Ukraine dropped by 13.1% YoY, while the imports grew by 1.6%. Domestic consumers received 4.685 million tons of rolled metal, including 1.419 million tons of imported (30.3%). In 2018 domestic companies received 5.394 million tons of metal, with 1.442 million tons (26.7%) imported. Flat rolled metal accounted for 55.29% and…
Metinvest is prepared to transfer 4 billion UAH for the development of the Pokrovskoye Mine Group having purchased a control stake in the company. When Metinvest bought 24.9% in the company in H2 2018, investments poured into it, which made the company profitable. “700 million UAH were provided in 2019 to buy new machinery. The…
Russian Copper Company plans to raise annual investment in its copper smelter Karabashmed by 55%, to 5 billion rubles in 2019, President Vsevolod Levin has reported. “Within 15 years of work at Karabashmed, we have invested more than 22 billion rubles in the development and improvement of environmental safety of the copper smelting production. Regarding…
The State Bureau of Investigations is suspecting the employees of the state enterprise Selidovugol and its separate division of the Mine 1-3 Novogrodovskaya in embezzling state funds while mining coal on the rented coalfields. In 2012 the Mine 1-3 Novogrodovskaya LLC received coalfields of the state mine for 20 years. The company has concluded an…