Under the project to develop horizons of the underground mine at the depth of 830-1310 meters, Gaysky Mining and Processing Works has constructed a crushing and conveyer complex No. 11 and a new conveyer gallery No. 10 at the depth of 1095 meters. The machinery is united in a single technological chain with other objects…
The United Metallurgical Company (OMK) is implementing a SAP EWM solution to manage warehouses at the Vyksa Iron and Steel Works. With the help of the system the company intends to decrease labor costs by 15% as a whole and by 30% on annual inventory work. After a pilot project at two VMK works, the…
NLMK-Kaluga has mastered the manufacture and certified the A600 and A600 C rebars with diameter of 10 to 25 mm for ferroconcrete structures. The new products are 20% stronger than the A500 C rebars previously made by NLMK-Kaluga. “The priority for all NLMK enterprises is the manufacture of steel products meeting the highest standards. We…
In Q3 Evraz decreased its consolidated steel sales by 10.3% YoY, to 3.1 million tons. The decrease is due to the drop in pig iron manufacture. Rolled metal sales fell by 1.2%, mostly because of the decrease in the railroad rails, wheels and flat metal sales. Semi-finished steel products sales fell by 0.7%. Coking coal…
Russia sells coal from the territory of Donbas not controlled by the Ukrainian authorities to Turkey and possibly to Poland, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has said. Klimkin said that Russia blended Ukrainian coal with its own coal so that it could not be identified. “Then the coal goes to Turkey. Now the investigation is…
In September Ukraine dropped to the 13th place in the rating of 67 countries, compiled by the World Steel Association. China traditionally occupies the first place with 80.85 million tons of steel produced, up by 7.5%. Ukraine decreased steel output by 7.6%, to 1.787 million tons, losing to Taiwan, which increased steel manufacture by 6.5%,…
According to the Electrozinc CEO Igor Khodyko, the restoration of the electrolysis shop following the October 21 fire might take 6-8 months. “The works has completely stopped operating. But now we are pondering the resumption of the shop work. First we have to estimate damages and compile a schedule of work”, he said. He stressed…
The NLMK trading house is starting online sales of rebars from its warehouse in the city of Kazan. The first customers will be provided with a discount from each ton ordered. The warehouse offers 12 types of rebars in rods and 8 types of rebars in coils. The minimum order is 4 tons. (Ukrainian metal)
