Almalyk Mining and Processing Works has launched manufacture of gold and silver in granules. Granulated gold is used in jewelry, medicine, radio-electronics, microelectronics, chemistry and in the manufacture of measuring devices. Moreover, the company also produces copper in granules. Having conducted a market analyses, Almalyk will also produce granules of other non-ferrous metals. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-May, Ukraine exported 694.14 thousand tons of iron ore to Turkiye, up from 257.47 thousand tons last year. At the same time, in May exports dropped by 66% YoY, to 75.9 thousand tons. Ukraine was the second largest supplier of iron ore to Turkiye in January-May, after Brazil (2.24 million tons), but before South…
In January-June, Ukraine increased coke and semi-coke imports 3.3-fold YoY, to 295.199 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, imports grew 2.37-fold, to $105.769 million. The main supplier was Poland (86.47% in monetary terms), followed by Hungary (4.03%) and China (3.63%). Ukraine exported 749 tons of coke worth $7171 thousand to Moldova (99.41%) and…
The new enterprise of the Kazakhmys Corporation has manufactured the first products – copper concentrate with copper contents of 19.28%. The Shatyrkul Processing Factory is expected to reach its design capacity until the end of October. The factory will be processing up to 1.2 million tons of ore per year from the Shatyrkul and Zhaisan…
Kazakhstan is planning on temporary banning the export of ferrous scrap by railroad, the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Construction has said. The corresponding draft normative legal act has been made public. “The world practice shows the use of secondary metals as raw materials is a strategic area given their environmental friendliness…
The United Mining and Chemical Company, that Ukraine intends to privatize, has received a large order from the USA. The company has resumed titanium-containing ore extraction at Irshansk Mining and Processing Works. IrGOK suspended operation in October 2022 due to the absence of contracts for ilmenite concentrate. In summer 2023, UMCC reported on the relaunch…
In January-April, aluminum exports grew 4.7-fold YoY, from 16,000 to 75,400 tons, the Industry and Construction Ministry reported. Kazakhstan’s exports increased, since aluminum demand in Azerbaijan grew 8-fold, from 5,500 to 43,100 tons, 10.5-fold in Uzbekistan, from 200 tons to 2,100 tons, and due to the expansion of sales geography to countries such as Belarus,…
In January-June, Ukraine exported 124.52 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, up by 35.3% YoY. According to the State Statistics Service, in June exports reached 22.16 thousand tons, in May – 14.95 thousand tons, in April – 26.15 thousand tons, in March – 20.9 thousand tons, in February – 23.19 thousand tons and in January –…