Over 700 tons of I-beams have been shipped to the construction site of the international sea terminal in the town of Pionersky (Kaliningrad region). The 40K I-beams with the length of 12 meters will be used to construct berths. Evraz NTMK manufactures I-beams of steel alloyed with vanadium to make them stronger. The company can…
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…
Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel is working on a mechanism of settlements in rubles with foreign clients who are ready for that, a representative of the company reported. “Some clients of Norilsk Nickel expressed readiness to make settlements in rubles. We are working on this issue with them,” the representative said. (Prime/Ukrainian metal)
Panyutino Wagon-Repair Works, a subsidiary of Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) has ordered Metinvest-SMC LLC the delivery of metal valued at 55.88 million UAH. This year the company will supply 2520 semi-finished axles manufactured by Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine at 22176 UAH apiece. The price of the contract is 0.1% below the expected cost of the…
In January-July Ukraine imported 730.9 thousand tons of rolled metal valued at $596.6 million, up by 10.1% and by 21.6% YoY respectively. The increase has to do with the growth of bars imports by 44%, to 306 thousand tons valued at $202.7 million, up by 66%. Flat rolled metal imports dropped by 1.2%, to 163.3…
Vyksa Iron and Steel Works has successfully tested the machine to apply protective coating to the pipes in the casing pipe finishing shop. The new Venkajob machine will be used to coat pipes with the special UV-varnish to protect the metal surface from the environment impact and prevent corrosion in transit. During the tests the…
In January-July Chukotka Autonomous District mined 364 thousand tons of coal, up by 41%. Beringpromugol LLC has contributed the most to the output increase. In 7 months the company mined 304.3 thousand tons of coal, up 2.3-fold YoY. Shakhta Ugolnaya decreased coal output by 43%, to 59.8 thousand tons. Last year the region yielded 445…
Chelyabinsk Zinc Works is carrying out a program to modernize its capacities. In particular, the specialists have started switching machinery of the rotary kiln No. 2 to rotary oxide calcination. The framework of the building has been completely reconstructed. The project will be finished in September. The total cost is 410 million rubles. (Ukrainian metal)