NLMK Group, a global steel company, has launched a “virtual assistant” pilot: a digital service for real-time interaction with suppliers and optimization of standard supply chain operations. The virtual assistant, powered by QUBO dialogue system, is a chat-bot integrated in the corporate website. The assistant replies to questions received from suppliers about participation in procurement…
About 200 miners have been on strike in Tkibuli, western Georgia since March 13, demanding better working conditions and the pay for missed days. “We refuse to work in the mine, as the conditions are incompatible with our health and lives,” say the miners. Miners said that five of them were poisoned by gas that…
In January, Russia imported 13.6 thousand tons of ferrosilicomanganese, down by 4% MoM, but up by 9% YoY. Price dropped by 3%, to $921 per ton. Deliveries from Georgia increased by 39%, to 7.7 thousand tons, but from Kazakhstan went down by 29%, to 5.1 thousand tons, and from Norway – by 44%, to 835…
In January-February, Irkutsk region extracted 2732.5 kg of gold, up by 17% YoY. At present only ore gold is mined. Thus, Polyus Verninskoye has extracted 1439.9 kg of gold, Vysochaishiy – 724.6 kg, Ugakhan – 409.6 kg and Druza LLC – 158.4 kg. Alluvial season will start in June. This year, some 30 enterprises will…
Construction of the mining and processing plant on the basis of the Udokan copper deposit is the largest investment project in Zabaikalye region and one of the largest in the Far East. The Udokan deposit with the reserves of 26.7 million tons of copper is one of the largest in Russia. The plant will be…
In 2019 Severstal with the help of large investment projects, in particular, the national project Ecologiya, decreased air pollution at Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works almost by 23 thousand tons, or by 7.7%. Investments in the project totaled 5.8 billion rubles. The project consisted of 15 stages with the expected pollution decrease of over 30…
Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant has shipped an NP1 traction machine to Evraz KGOK, which manages Kachkanarsky Mining and Processing Works. The agreement to supply two machines was signed in October 2019. The NP1 traction machines have been supplied to KGOK since 2004. They are replacing the outdated OPE1 machines, produced in 1969-2002. So far the…
Karelsky Okatysh is carrying out a project to improve product quality by using lime. Investments in the project this year will amount to 550 million rubles. In particular, it was decided to modernize the MAERZ lime calcinating furnace. It was built in 1995, but never commissioned. Limestone will be delivered from the Belorucheyskoye deposit. The…