In January-May, Ukraine imported 388 thousand tons of limestone, down by 65% YoY. At the same time, the import of lime grew by 25%, to 36 thousand tons. Metal industry accounts for two thirds of limestone consumption. The largest importers in January-May were Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, Zaporizhstal and ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih. (Ukrainian…
Russia’s gold output rose by 9.4% YoY, to 39.71 tons in January-February, the Finance Ministry said citing the data on supplies to the refining plants. Mined gold output rose by 11.8%, to 31.75 tons, and by-product gold output increased by 10.5%, to 2.85 tons, while gold scrap production fell by 3.8%, to 5.11 tons. Russia’s…
Following repairs, Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has commissioned its rolling shop No. 1. The first ingots have already been rolled. Earlier DMZ commissioned its blast furnace No. 2 after repairs. The next in line are the oxygen-converter and rolling shops. In 2019, DMZ decreased rolled metal manufacture by 43% YoY, to 449 thousand tons.…