In January-May, Ukraine decreased iron ore exports by 12.8% YoY, to 13.54 million tons. According to the State Customs Service, China was the main customer, having imported 7.06 million tons, down by 4.3%, followed by Slovakia (1.99 million tons, -8.8%) and Poland (1.93 million tons, -5.6%). In May, Ukraine exported 2.39 million tons of iron…
On June 26, the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan hosted a roundtable chaired by Minister Laziz Kudratov, dedicated to the establishment of the “Uzbekistan Metallurgy Association”. The event brought together representatives from around twenty leading metallurgical enterprises across the country, as well as officials from relevant ministries and government…
Russia has captured the second of four lithium deposits in Ukraine, which is situated in Shevchenko of Donetsk region and is considered the most prominent. Russia reports the full control of the settlement, while the Deep State confirms only the capture of a considerable part, but the deposit itself, opened in 1982 and occupying 40…
On June 24, on the eve of the state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Mongolia, the Minister of Mining Industry and Geology of Uzbekistan Bobir Islamov held a working meeting with Sanjaagiin Narantsogt, Director General of the Mongolian state-owned company Erdenes Mongol. During the talks, the parties discussed…
The Verkhnyodniprovsk City Council is terminating the land rent agreement for the Malyshevskoye deposit, where the northern part of the Motronovskiy Mining and Processing Works’ quarry of zirconium-rutile-ilmenite sands is situated. The company has to return to the city council the land plot with the size of 155.7 ha. Moreover, the company has to pay…
Addressing the plenary session of the Council of Foreign Investors in Astana, Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev outlined the promising areas for cooperation with investors. In particular, the President focused on the development of Kazakhstan’s industrial potential. He said the mining industry remained the key processing sector of Kazakhstan’s economy. Kazakhstan formed a sustainable and…
The Ministry of Energy plans to initiate the prolongation of the moratorium on the bankruptcy of state coalmining enterprises for another year – until 2027. “This is an important issue,” the Minister of Energy German Galuschenko said on the moratorium that would expire on January 1, 2026. The decree initiating the moratorium was signed in…
In 2025, Uzbekistan plans to attract $3.5 billion in investments into the Kashkadarya region. This was announced by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a meeting held on June 20 in the Kukdala district. The President noted that investment volumes in the Kasansky, Kitabsky and Chirakchinsky districts nearly doubled in the first five months of this year.…