Armenia: scrap export ban prolonged

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The government of Armenia has prolonged the prohibition of exporting ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap and waste for six months to support domestic steel manufacture and metal industry. The ban was previously extended on December 21, 2023. Armenia does not have effective iron ore deposits, so local metal plants rely on scrap procured domestically. Since…

Uzbekistan: Almalyk installs new machines in processing factory No. 3

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Under the investment project “Eshlik I deposit development” Almalyk Mining and Processing Works is installing and launching new machinery in the copper-processing factory No. 3 that is under construction. In particular, 6 new highly efficient high-pressure HPGR 24/19-9 press roll crushers are being installed. Such machines process ore pieces with the size of 60 mm…