Kazakhstan: Kazakhmys to supply cheap copper wire rod

The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development hosted the signing of a tri-partite agreement to provide enterprises of processing industry in the copper sphere with domestic raw materials. The agreement was signed by the ministry, Kazakhmys Corporation and the enterprises. According to the agreement, Kazakhmys will provide raw materials at decreased prices to Ulbinskiy Iron…

Ukraine: pipe exports up in February 2023

In February, Ukraine increased pipes exports by 57.4% MoM, to 32.71 thousand tons valued at $61.48 million, up by 47.6%. According to the State Customs Service, compared with February 2022 export revenue grew by 5.7%. In January-February, pipe exports totaled 53.49 thousand tons for $103.1 million, down by 24.7%. Exports of seamless pipes, tubes and…

Ukraine: Zaporizhstal confirms cold- and hot-rolled metal correspondence to standards

Zaporizhstal has confirmed the correspondence of its cold- and hot-rolled metal to European standards. In particular, the works has received EN10025-1 certificates of the 305/2011 construction regulations and EN 10130 certificates. The recertification audit was carried out on February 21-22. Zaporizhstal has been working according to EN 10025-1: 2004 and EN 10130: 2006 standards since…