In September Russia exported 133.3 thousand tons of ferrous scrap to Belarus via railroad. According to the Russian Railways statistics, this is up by 4.7% YoY. In January-September scrap exports grew by 6.3%, to 1.08 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In September direct deliveries of rolled steel and pipes to Russian enterprises manufacturing metal structures totaled 53 thousand tons. According to the railroad statistics, this is down by 27% YoY. In January-September deliveries reached 547.9 thousand tons, down by 12.3% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September Elgaugol mined some 3.9 million tons of coal, up by 28% YoY. The volume of the rock transported reached 8 million cubic meters, up by 12%. 1.9 million tons of coal were processed, up by 17%. The sales totaled 2.7 million tons, up by 36.2%. (Ukrainian metal)
The department of the Russian Natural Surveillance Agency in Zabaikalye region has approved the state environmental expertise of the design documentation of the “Udokan Mining and Processing Works. First Stage” project. The first stage of construction envisages the manufacture of 12 million tons of ore per year. According to the expertise, Udokan fully meets all…
The processing factory of the Kola Iron and Steel Company is assembling a new spiral, double-section classifier. The classifier is used to divide ore in water according to size and density. The crushed ore is transferred to the classifier tank from the ball mill. The advantage of the new classifier is that its tank is…
Until the end of the year Electrozinc will liquidate its non-operating lead manufacture. A part of the freed space will be used to construct a new electrolysis shop. Investments in the project will exceed 100 million rubles. The sinter department of the lead manufacture, operating since 1963, was shut down in 2012. (Ukrainian metal)
Zagorsky Pipe Works has finished the re-certification procedure according to EN 10219-1. The certificate confirms the company right to supply its pipes to the countries working with the European system of pipe certification. The certificate is valid until October 2019. ZTZ received its first EN 10219-1 certificate in 2016. (Ukrainian metal)
Yakutugol has finished delivering coal from its Djebariki-Khaya pit due to the wrap up of the summer navigation season. In May-October the company shipped 307 thousand tons of coal. The shipping plan has been exceeded by 2%. Coal has been shipped by Yakutia rivers to 14 northern and central settlements. (Ukrainian metal)
