Ukraine: pipe output up in January-November 2018

In January-November Ukraine increased pipe output by 5.7% YoY, to 1.019 million tons, including 78.2 thousand tons in November. In particular, Ukrtrubprom enterprises produced 732.7 thousand tons of pipes in 11 months, up by 14.1% YoY, including 55.4 thousand tons in November. Khartsyzsk Pipe Works and Lugansk Pipe Works were idle. Interpipe-NTZ produced 255.6 thousand…

Russia: Kuzbassrazrezugol commissions the most powerful excavator

Kuzbassrazrezugol has commissioned the most powerful Russian excavator EKG-35 No. 1 at the Krasnobrodsky pit. Uralmashzavod started designing the machine in 2012 according to Kuzbassrazrezugol specifications. In 2017 the excavator was assembled and in March entered trial operation. In June-July the machine loaded 900 thousand cubic meters of rock. Next year Kuzbassrazrezugol intends to buy…