In January-March, Ferrexpo increased pellets manufacture by 21% YoY, to 3 million tons. In particular, in March PGOK shipped 1.148 million tons of pellets. In January-February, Ferrexpo produced 1.924 million tons of pellets, up by 13.7% YoY. Concentrate manufacture grew by 4.1%, to 2.156 million tons. In February, the group produced 947 thousand tons of…
Because of high debts and lack of funds for development Mechel has lost licenses to develop Pionerskoye and Sivaglinskoye iron ore deposits in Yakutia with combined reserves of over 160 million tons. In December 2019, the Russian Subsoil Use Service stopped Mechel’s right to use the deposits ahead of schedule. The company has not fulfilled…
Rusal is concluding a contract with Glencore to supply 6.873 million tons of primary aluminum in 2020-2024. The value of the contract is estimated at $16.3 billion. In 2025, the contract is expected to be prolonged. The previous contract was valid in 2011-2018 and provided for the delivery of 14.5 million tons of aluminum. This…
Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works (Donetsk region) has postponed its annual shareholders meeting scheduled for April 15 for a later date. In 2019, the company received a net profit of 44.43 million UAH, as opposed to a net loss of 25.906 million UAH in 2018. Current liabilities decreased by 9%, to 849.284 million UAH and fixed…
The mine named after Kirov, a part of SUEK-Kuzbass, has received 203 sections of JOY 13/26 mechanized anchoring. The cost of the contract is over EUR 38 million. The mine uses two mechanized complexes. One of them, consisting of 175 sections of FRS-Glinik-12/26 anchoring, was commissioned in 2018. The second – JOY – has been…
Corum Svet Shakhtera Works has carried out unusual tests of new machines for Belaruskaliy, one of the largest mineral fertilizers manufacturers in the world. The customer was able to study the structure of innovative transformer substations and witness their operation online. Belaruskaliy ordered 16 substations. Following successful tests, the first batch of transformer substations is…
From this year on, MMK-Metiz has shifted its birthday from October 1 to April 5. The development of metal wares manufacture in the city of Magnitogorsk started in September 1941, when machinery from 6 plants was evacuated. On April 5, 1942, a decree was signed on the commission of Magnitogorsk Metal Wares Plant. And on…
Priisk Solovievskiy LLC has started washing season at the alluvial gold sites in Amur and Zabaikalye regions. Four dredgers have been commissioned after repairs. Two are operating at the Oldoy quarry in Amur region. Solovievskiy ore deposit is operating in normal mode. In Zabaikalye region, operation has started at the Zabaikalskiy quarry. In January-February, the…