In January-November 2022, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih decreased metallurgical coke output by 66.7% YoY, to 880 thousand tons. In November 2022, the company produced 44 thousand tons of metallurgical coke. Bulk 6% moisture coke manufacture in 11 months of 2022 exceeded 1 million tons, including 51 thousand tons in November 2022. AMKR received 1.3 million tons…
Kametstal is repairing a compressor in the compressor-oxygen shop. The main task of the repair is to improve stability, safety and efficiency of the machine, which provides compressed nitrogen for steel and blast furnace manufacture. There are three compressors in the shop, and the machine No. 6 is now being repaired. The capacity of the…
In mid-December 2022, Ukrzaliznytsia concluded an agreement with French Saarstahl Rail to buy rails valued at EUR 37.6 million or 1.45 billion UAH. The company will buy 19 thousand tons of R-65 rails with the length of 25 meters. The price is EUR 1980 per ton or 76,392 UAH per ton on DAP Mostiska station…
Metinvest will provide over 10 mobile shelters for Ukrainian defenders. 3 protective constructions were sent to the brigade fighting off constant enemy attacks near Avdiivka. “These mobile dugouts can be used as shelters, providing protection against shelling,” Metinvest COO Alexander Mironenko has said. The shelters are made by various group enterprises. Each structure is 6…
In 2022, Zaporozhkoks decreased blast furnace coke output by 11.9% YoY, to 737.4 thousand tons. The decrease in manufacture is due to the shortage of raw materials caused by the Russian invasion. In December 2022, manufacture totaled 70.8 thousand tons, up from 68.1 thousand tons in November 2022 and 66.6 thousand tons in December 2021.…
The supervisory board of Kametstal has approved Alexander Tretyakov as the CEO of the company. Previously he was the acting CEO. The decision was taken on January 2. Tretyakov has been appointed until April 2, 2024. The previous CEO Dmitriy Lippa left his office on December 24, 2022. (Ukrainian metal)
The Cabinet of Ministers has prohibited the exports of anthracite, but increased the export quota of coking coal. According to the decree No. 1466 dated December 27, 2022, the export of coking coal is allowed in the volume of 600 thousand tons. The decree came into effect on January 1. In September 2022, the Cabinet…
CEO of Zaporizhstal Alexander Mironenko has left his office, remaining the operational director of Metinvest. According to the official information, Mironenko resigned on January 1. Mironenko has been Zaporizhstal CEO since November 26, 2019 till January 1, 2023. Roman Slobodyanyuk has been appointed acting CEO of Zaporizhstal. (Ukrainian metal)