The State Investigation Bureau has notified of four ex-CEOs of the state enterprise Volynugol of suspicion of activities resulting in a damage of 1.17 billion UAH to the environment and subsoil. The CEO managed the enterprise from 2017 to 2022. In 2018, the enterprise’s special allowances for coal extraction at two out of five mines…
A criminal case has been opened on the fact of illegal gold mining in Chatkal district of Kyrgyzstan, press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports. “It was found out that in 2021 the officials of Chatkal forestry entered into an agreement with a LLC on the lease of a land plot at Karatyube-Buzuk deposit…
A repaired VBSH-250 drilling machine has been commissioned at the quarry of the Ingulets Mining and Processing Works. The repair was carried out by the engineers of the drilling machines. The replacement of basic units of the machine has increased its productivity by 15%. In one shift the machine can drill 80 meters of shafts.…
Last week, Interpipe Ukraine LLC won a tender of Ukrnafta to supply 282 million UAH worth of compressor-pump pipes. Special pipes have to be made according to API Spec 5CT June 2018. Before the Russian invasion in February 2022, Interpipe supplied such pipes to Ukrgazvydobuvannya. While last year the price was EUR 2598 per ton,…
Interpipe has shipped seamless linear pipes for the construction of a new airport terminal on the Tenerife Island, Spain. The pipes were delivered via the Romanian port of Constanta. The pipes will be used to construct ventilation and conditioning system. (Ukrainian metal)
The United Mining and Chemical Company intends to export 170 thousand tons of ilmenite concentrate this year. According to the State Property Fund, which manages the company, all the end customers give a 100% guarantee that the concentrate will not end up in Russia. The company believes that entering new markets and increasing output will…
In January-April, Ukraine decreased export of titanium-containing ores and concentrate by 96% YoY, to 5.216 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, revenue fell by 81.7%, to $8.634 million. The main customers were Japan (37.19% in monetary terms), Turkey (28.57%) and India (9.06%). Ukraine did not import titanium ore in January-April. (Ukrainian metal)
Velta intends to construct a manufacturing complex in three stages with the titanium power output of 10 thousand tons in 5.5 years. The first stage will last for 18 months and will see the output at 1 thousand tons and investments at $100 million. The second stage (20 months) will increase output to 5 thousand…