In January-September Mezhdurechensky Mining and Processing Works and Valki-Ilmenit, both parts of Group DF, increased ilmenite concentrate output 1.98-fold, to 107 thousand tons. Ilmenite ore mining grew by 91%, to 2.1 million cubic meters. Thanks to the output growth the companies were able to increase average salary by 25%, to 12 thousand UAH. Since the…
An employee of the pipe-rolling shop at Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsk Pipe Works received a fatal injury. According to the State Labor Service, he violated operational instructions and without switching off the straightening machine got into a spindle rotation zone. The accident happened on November 6. According to the State Labor Service, in 2017, 4.313 thousand people…
Prices of precious metals varied in Azerbaijan on November 8, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The price of gold decreased by 10.387 manats, to 2,080.0945 manats per ounce on November 8 compared to the price on November 7. The price of silver fell by 0.0963 manats, to 24.7105 manats per ounce.…
In 3 days two employees of Metinvest works in the city of Mariupol – Azovstal and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works – have perished, while one more has been seriously injured. On November 6 an employee of the Azovstal converter shop was found dead. The reason of his death is unknown. On November 5…
Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works has passed the inspection of the rebar wire and strands manufacture for the compliance with the construction norms. The certificate allows the company to supply its rebars to Slovakia. The inspection has been carried out by Technicky a Skusobny Ustav Stavebny (TSUS). The inspection covered the rebar wire with the…
The world demand for steel in 2018 will grow by 2.1% YoY, to 1.643 billion tons, according to Severstal. China will account for 766 million tons, and the rest of the world for 877 million tons. In 2019 the demand growth will slow down to 1.5%, to 1.667 million tons. Demand growth in Russia in…
In October Tulachermet produced 211327 tons of pig iron, up by 12327 tons from the plan. Coke usage dropped by 12.8 kg per ton, to 489.2 kg per ton. The October output has become record-high with the operation of only 2 blast furnaces. The previous record of 211102 tons was set in December 2017. Such…
Energomashspetsstal has produced and supplied 4 back-up rolls weighing 77 tons to Essar Steel. The contract for the manufacture of rolls was signed in March 2017. The rolls will be used on hot- and cold-rolling strip mills. The companies have been cooperating for over 5 years. (Ukrainian metal)
