Ukraine: anthracite to be replaced with gas coal

Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has said that Ukraine should fully refuse from anthracite and increase the production of gas coal. “Ukrainian anthracite coal is in occupation area in Ukrainian Donbas. We have to do everything to refuse from anthracite and increase the production of gas coal as much as we can,” Groysman said…

Ukraine: Zaporizhstal buys school kits

Zaporizhstal together with Zaporozhogneupor, Zaporozhkoks and Zaporozhye Casting-Mechanical Works under the annual program “First time to school” handed stationary kits to 5500 pupils, the children of their employees. Altogether the stationary kits cost 3.1 million UAH. The children who went to school for the first time received their first school bags with stationary kits. Children…

CIS: pig iron output up in July 2018

In July Russia produced 4.475 million tons of pig iron, up by 3.9% YoY, with 4.331 million tons produced in June. In January-July Russia increased pig iron output by 1.3% YoY, to 30.39 million tons. Ukraine, though it has left CIS, improved pig iron output by 13.9% YoY, to 1.767 million tons in July, with…