In January-March, Kyrgyzstan exported 2.448 tons of gold valued at $140.3 million as opposed to 4.183 tons at $212.9 million in Q1 2020. In 2020, the state already expected the decrease in gold output. According to the Ministry of Economy, this year Kumtor will decrease output by 4.3% mostly due to lower gold content in…
In January-April, Ukraine increased imports of copper and copper wares by 68% YoY, to $50.196 million. According to the State Customs Service, exports grew 3-fold, to $68.051 million. In April, copper imports amounted to $14.532 million and exports – $21.2 million. (Ukrainian metal)
In April, Interpipe shipped the first batch of new wheels to Deutsche Bahn. The ET 442 wheels have a diameter of 840 mm. “The ET 442 wheels are a complex product. Before making the batch, we certified the new structure according to TSI and European standards. Deutsche Bahn was satisfied with the results of the…
As of May 4, Irkutsk region produced 4439.6 kg of gold, down by 23% YoY. In particular, ore gold output decreased by 19%, to 4358.6 kg. Polyus Verninskoye produced 2801.3 kg, Vysochaishiy – 644 kg and its Ugakhan enterprise – 590.2 kg, while Druza – 323.1 kg. Alluvial season started in April, and the output…
The American Nucor has ordered Energomashspetsstal a batch of supporting rolls weighing 150 tons each. The corresponding contract was signed in April. The rolls have to be shipped until October 2022. This is the first cooperation of the parties. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-April, metal companies consumed around 650 million cubic meters of natural gas, up by 8.3% YoY. Electricity consumption grew by 3.9%, to 3.76 billion kW-h. In 4 months, Ukraine produced 7.14 million tons of steel (+7.2%), 7.07 million tons of pig iron (+9%) and 6.39 million tons of rolled metal (+7%). (Ukrainian metal)
In January-April, Dneprospetsstal increased rolled metal output by 19.1% YoY, to 56 thousand tons. Steel manufacture grew by 13.4%, to 76 thousand tons. In April, DSS produced 21 thousand tons of steel and 14 thousand tons of rolled metal. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-April, Ukraine exported 86.98 thousand tons of ferrous scrap (including 37.87 thousand tons in April), up 7.5-fold YoY, valued at $30.7 million, up 10-fold. According to the State Customs Service, imports grew by 36.1%, to 7.76 thousand tons valued at $13.01 million, up 2.1-fold. The main suppliers were Turkey (61.77% in monetary terms), Russia…