In 2018 Ukraine exported 36.91 million tons of iron ore and iron ore concentrate valued at $2.869 billion, down by 1.3%, but up by 10.6% YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, the share of the iron ore in the overall exports was 6.06%. Almost half of volumes was sold to China, Poland and…
Deliveries of rolled metal and pipes to Russia in January-November 2018 grew by 20.7% YoY, to 2.11 million tons. Bars and sections account for 53% of exports, up by 28.3%. Rebars and rolled wire saw the growth of almost 2-fold. Flat rolled metal exports increased by 3.9%, to 33.7%. The sales of semi-finished steel products…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) took the first place among Russian producers of flat products, as well galvanized and coated steel, in the rating of leading manufacturers and suppliers of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy in the second half of 2018 MMK once again took the first place among the Russian producers of flat products,…
The prices of precious metals varied in Azerbaijan on January 16. The price of gold decreased by 2.431 manats, to 2,192.6005 manats per ounce compared to the price on January 15. The price of silver dropped by 0.1644 manats, to 26.4819 manats per ounce. The price of platinum fell by 8.67 manats, to 1,359.4475 manats.…
Companies located in Magadan region produced 36.8 tons of gold in 2018, a record for the past 20 years, as the Natalka field of gold producer Polyus reached its projected capacity, the region’s government said in a statement on January 16. Lode gold output in the region amounted to 18.9 tons, and alluvial gold production…
Last year Kuzbassrazrezugol mined 48.4 million tons of coal, up by 1% from the annual target. On December 22, 2018 the Baimskaya mine reached its annual output. It was followed by the Krasnobrodskiy pit on December 24, 2018, and after that by Mokhovsky and Kaltansky pits, as well as Kedrovsky pit. On December 28, 2018…
In 2018 Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works increased sales of metal wares to car and plane manufacturers, as well as to construction companies. Rods used in machine-building and aviation to produce springs and fasteners saw the highest increase – 25%. Sales of cold-deformed rebars used in construction enjoyed a growth of 23%. Low-carbon wire for…
Zaporozhogneupor specialists have completed the repair of the blast furnace No. 2 at Azovstal Iron and Steel Works, The repair has been carried out in 10 days, while the usual term is 14 days. As refractory materials some 35 tons of Zaporozhogneupor concrete were used. With this repair Azovstal was able to additionally produce some…