Russia: Mechel IFRS net profit down in 2019

The net profit attributable to shareholders of the Russian metals and mining group Mechel dropped by 81%, to 2.409 billion rubles in 2019, as calculated under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Consolidated revenue decreased by 5%, to 296.567 billion rubles, while earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) went down by 29%, to 53.428…

Ukraine: duty on Russian coal good for industry

Imposition of a duty on Russian coal will have a positive impact on the Ukrainian coal industry, Acting Minister of Energy of Ukraine Vitaliy Shubin has said. “The government is taking steps to resolve the situation in the energy market. In particular, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution on the introduction of a special…

Ukraine: steel output up in January-February 2020

In January-February, Ukraine increased steel output by 0.4% YoY, to 3.553 million tons. Rolled metal output grew by 7.3%, to 1.68 million tons, but that of pig iron dropped by 4.6%, to 3.14 million tons. Iron ore concentrate manufacture increased by 3.4%, to 10.547 million tons, but that of sinter fell by 0.3%, to 5.137…