In 2023, industrial enterprises of Kryvyi Rih decreased air pollution while carrying out explosions by 9% YoY. During industrial explosions, dust, nitrogen dioxide and hydrogen dioxide are emitted into the air. At present 9 quarries operate in the city, belonging to ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, UGOK, CGOK, InGOK, Ukrainian Mining Company LLC and Rudomine LLC. Last…
The presidential decision to accelerate copper processing allows for 25% lump sum payments for raw materials bought through stock exchanges. The remaining 75% can be paid within 90 days. Interest is waived for payments within 30 days, half the Central Bank’s main rate applies for payments within 31 to 60 days and the full rate…
In January, Ukraine decreased exports of titanium ore and concentrate 2.4-fold YoY, to 865 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, revenue dropped by 57.3%, to $1.414 billion. The main customers were Turkey (67.26% in monetary terms), UAE (14.5%) and the Czech Republic (5.16%). Ukraine did not import titanium ores in January. (Ukrainian metal)
Corum Group has supplied another RH110 heading machine to Zakhidno-Donbaska mine, the second one for the mine and the third in the new range, the production of which began last year. The weight of the machine is 55 tons, up by 20% from the previous model. In January, Corum Group produced two machines for Ukrainian…
In January, 2186 large taxpayers paid around 9 trillion soums of taxes to the state budget. 10 largest taxpayers with state share accounted for 4.6 trillion soums. Navoi Mining and Processing Works paid the most – 2.4 trillion soums. (Ukrainian metal)
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.…