Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works has been awarded the title of a reliable supplier by one of the largest bearing works of Russia – Vologda Bearing Plant. The companies have been cooperating since 2004. BMK is supplying bearing wire with the diameter of 0.8 to 1.5 mm to VBP. The wire is used to produce…
Kyshtym Electrolytic Copper Plant has received new Linde electric forklifts. The machines have been sent to the railroad and copper wire rod shops. They will be used to load products into containers. The forklifts operate on lithium-ion batteries, thus not polluting the closed premises. (Ukrainian metal)
The Ural Aluminum Works has commissioned a modernized manufacture. The decomposition substitutive module will increase alumina output by 130 thousand tons per year, to 900 thousand tons. Investments in the construction, which began in 2014, totaled some 640 million rubles. At the same time, the works intends to reach the capacity of 1 million tons…
NLMK Group has topped the “Leader in Procurement Process Digitalization” nomination of the “Competitive Procurement Leader” Award. The Award Ceremony was held in Moscow at the Russian “Corporate Procurement 2018” Summit. The jury applauded NLMK Group’s achievements in the digitalization of procurement. Currently over 90% of tender procedures of the company are done through e-tendering…
The delegation of the Federal Republic of Germany has visited PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, the biggest mining and metallurgical company of Ukraine. The visit took place on October 26 as a part of business visit to Ukraine of the representatives of German industrial companies united by non-government organization German Eastern Business Association. At the plant…
Chaarat Gold Holdings Limited made a proposal for the all-cash acquisition of the whole of Centerra at a premium of not less than 35% above Centerra’s prevailing share price, statement of Chaarat Gold says. The proposed price amounted to 2 billion Canadian dollars (about $1.52 billion.) As the company said, “the ultimate objective of this…
In January-September Metinvest kept the iron ore concentrate output unchanged YoY, at 20.54 million tons. Pellets manufacture increased by 32%, to 5.754 million tons, while saleable concentrate output dropped by 18%, to 5.671 million tons. In Q3 the manufacture of iron ore concentrate decreased by 7% QoQ, to 6.554 million tons because of the drop…
Centerra Gold Inc. has agreed with the government of the Kyrgyz Republic to further extend the First Longstop Date under the Strategic Agreement for Environmental Protection and Investment Promotion previously entered into with the government of the Kyrgyz Republic on September 11, 2017. The First Longstop Date was extended until January 31, 2019, statement of…