In June, Zaporizhstal produced 340.2 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 7.1% YoY. Steel output amounted to 329.2 thousand tons, up by 6%, and rolled metal – 278 thousand tons, up by 6.8%. The decrease in pig iron manufacture is due to the capital repairs of the blast furnace No. 4. In January-June, Zaporizhstal…
In January-June, scrap deliveries to metal companies grew by 26.3% YoY, to 1.65 million tons. Scrap procurement by metal companies went up by 42.2%, to 1.98 million tons. As of late June, scrap stocks amounted to 120-125 thousand tons. In 2020, scrap deliveries decreased by 3.9%, to 2.9 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Turkish Onur Taahhut Tasimacilik Insaat Ticaret Ve Sanayi Anonim Sirketi bought a 37.5% share in Spys Ukraina LLC, which in December 2020 won a tender to develop the Zheltye Vody gold-bearing field in Dniepropetrovsk region. Now all the owners of the company are either registered in Turkey or are Turkish citizens. (Ukrainian metal) Spys Ukraina…
Zaporizhstal and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works became the largest VAT receivers among metal and mining companies in June. According to the State Treasury Service, Zaporizhstal was paid 635.5 million UAH, up from 584 million UAH in May, and Mariupol Ilyich – 600 million, up from 465.6 million UAH. Interpipe Niko Tube received 476…
On July 2, the State Property Fund of Ukraine started accepting applications for the participation in the auction to privatize the United Mining and Chemical Company. The auction is scheduled for August 31. The initial price is 3.7 billion UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
In June, Novokramatorskiy Machine-Building Works produced the second batch of 5 segments for the Liberty Galati, Romania continuous casting machine. The first 5 segments were shipped in March. This is the first time that NKMZ ships whole such segments abroad in 10 years. Previously, the works produced only parts of such segments. (Ukrainian metal)