Russia: Severstal switches to new EMS version

Severstal has switched to a new version of the international environment management system standard. The certification audit according to ISO 14001:2015 has been carried out by the Russian division of DQS Holding GmbH. The audit was necessitated by the changes in ISO 14001. The inspection has been carried out in all divisions of the Cherepovets…

Russia: gold output up in July 2018

Russia’s production of finished, semi-finished, and powdered gold increased by 1.7% YoY and by 19.7% MoM in July, the Federal State Statistics Service said in a report. In January-July gold production decreased by 0.6% YoY. Previously, absolute figures on production of precious metals were a state secret. The figures are no longer classified, but the…