In October-December 2023, imports of steel pipes from Russia amounted to 148 thousand tons, down by 31% QoQ, but up by 33% YoY. Average price at the Russian border was $973 per ton, down by 23% QoQ and by 28% YoY. In 2023, imports amounted to 800 thousand tons, up 2-fold YoY. Expenses grew by…
AzerGold CJSC has produced the 2000th gold-silver ingot. “The alloy of gold and silver weighs 21 kg. Further, it will be processed into an ingot with the purity of 999.9 to be sold on global exchange,” the company said. The first ingot was produced on October 13, 2016. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2023, Ukraine produced 210.42 thousand tons of ferroalloys, down by 57.4% YoY. According to the Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy Manufacturers, silicomanganese production dropped by 57.1%, to 189.35 thousand tons, ferromanganese – by 59.2%, to 10.55 thousand tons, ferrosilicon – by 54.5%, to 10.49 thousand tons, and metallic manganese – 60-fold, to 0.03 thousand tons.…
Kyrgyzstan exported 20.2 tons of gold in 2023, up 69-fold YoY. According to the State Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan, the export value amounted to $1.284 billion, up 14-fold. During this period, Kyrgyzstan exported gold to the following countries: Switzerland – 17.065 tons ($1.088 billion), China’s Hong Kong – 1.847 tons ($115 million), UAE – 1.294…
In January, Ukraine exported 142.176 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 5.3% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports increased by 3.1%, to $50.004 million. The main customer was the USA (92.26% in monetary terms), followed by Poland (3.88%) and France (2.52%). There were no pig iron imports in January.…
In January, Ukraine procured 118.3 thousand tons of scrap, up by 95.5% YoY. According to UAVtormet, domestic deliveries to the metal plants grew by 93.3%, to 95.5 thousand tons. Exports increased 2.7-fold, to 17.2 thousand tons. Import remained at the traditionally low level – 0.13 thousand tons in January. (Ukrainian metal)
In January, Ukraine increased coke and semi-coke imports 8.1-fold YoY, to 42.885 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, imports in monetary terms grew 7-fold, to $16.62 million. There were no coke exports in January. The main supplier was Poland (95.64% in monetary terms), followed by the Czech Republic (2.77%) and Hungary (1.59%). (Ukrainian…
Each day, more than 120 women get to the depth of several hundred meters at a DTEK mine not far from Pavlohrad – just 3% of all underground workers. After the start of the large-scale Russian invasion, DTEK mines have undergone changes. Women appeared there, who were previously forbidden to work underground. DTEK representatives say,…