This year, Ukraine intends to resume the big privatization. The United Mining and Chemical Company will be among the assets to be auctioned. “We call on investors, in particular, Western partners to have a look at our lots. The interest is expected to be very high,” the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has said.…
Kyrgyzstan exported 1.066 million tons of black coal to Uzbekistan in 2023, up by 96% YoY. According to the State Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan, the value of exports amounted to $38.009 million, up 2.2-fold. Last year, Uzbekistan emerged as the primary buyer of Kyrgyz black coal. Romania purchased 78,965 tons and the Netherlands bought 37,268…
In January-February, Zaporizhstal increased rolled metal output 2-fold YoY, to 395.3 thousand tons. Steel manufacture grew 2.25-fold, to 471.1 thousand tons, and pig iron – by 75.7%, to 512.3 thousand tons. In February, Zaporizhstal produced 248.8 thousand tons of pig iron, 235.4 thousand tons of steel and 198.5 thousand tons of rolled metal. (Ukrainian metal)