In January-September VIZ-Stal produced 128 thousand tons of transformer steel, up by 9% YoY. The capacities were fully loaded. Transformer steel sales grew also by 9%, to 127 thousand tons. The positive dynamics has to do with the growth of the world demand for transformer steel. Exports accounted for 80% of sales. (Ukrainian metal)
This year Yakutia plans to yield 25 tons of gold. Last year the output was 24.78 tons. For this year the plan was to reach 24.5 tons. But because of the record output at some companies, in particular, Polyus Aldana, 25 tons of gold are expected to be extracted as the result of this year.…
The Northeastern manufacturing and geological enterprise, a part of the state holding Rosgeologia, has completed the scheduled works at the Verkhne-Khakchanskaya field in Magadan region. The enterprise was estimating gold ore reserves. The project will be carried out over 3 years – 2017-2019. The works carried out confirm that the average gold contents are 2.2…
The Andrometa Works of Building Metal Structures is increasing its manufacturing capacities. Lately a new metal structures shop No. 5 has been commissioned. Now the construction of the shop No. 6 has started nearby. There metal structures will be assembled and welded. The size of the building is the same as that of the shop…
The Ferrous Metals Research Institute named after Bardin has developed a new alloyed steel with bainitic structure for the solid-rolled railroad wheels. Vyksa Iron and Steel Works and Russian Railroads participated in the development. The new bainitic steel has demonstrated higher mechanical and exploitation characteristics than its predecessors. The wheels were produced at Vyksa Iron…
One of the largest metal companies of Krivoy Rog – Mekhanobrchermet – has topped the Dniepropetrovsk region list on salary debts. The management was ordered to pay 4.1 million UAH to its employees. The company deals in processing and sintering of ferrous metals ores. (Ukrainian metal)
The works to produce titanium dioxide in the town of Armyansk in the Russia-annexed Crimea has been granted the rights to resume operation after a halt in early September because of the air pollution. The manufacturing wastes have been dumped since early 1970s. The size of the technical reservoir is 42 square kilometers and the…
The Federal Agency on subsoil use has announced an auction for the development and extraction of bismuth-containing copper-cobalt ores at the Western site of Kara-Jul ore lode in the Republic of Altai. The initial price of a 20-year license will be 413.07 million rubles. The Moscow-based company Altairudametall owned the license in 2006-2015. But the…
