In September the delivery (including imports) of steel products (rolled metal and pipes) to the warehouses of the major trading companies and networks totaled 0.85 million tons. According to the railroad statistics, this is down by 14.3% YoY. In January-September deliveries reached 8.04 million tons, down by 2.5% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
By the decision of the Arbitrary Court of the Stavropol region, StavStal LLC has been declared bankrupt. The company was founded in 2010. In July 2014 it commissioned the first stage of the works – the shop to produce steel rebars with the capacity of 350 thousand tons per year. In September 2016 it opened…
NLMK Group has embarked on a project to implement stamp-charging technology at an operating coke oven battery at Altai-Koks, a leading Russian manufacturer of metallurgical coke. This project, which is worth a total of 3.3 billion rubles, will boost coke quality and reduce the cost of its production, and improve the environmental footprint of operations.…
Police officers detained a local council member in Jalal-Abad on the fact of a rally and arson of a gold extraction plant in Toguz-Toro district, Interior Ministry Department for the region reported. He was detained on suspicion of organizing riots. “Investigation is underway. The suspect was placed in a pretrial detention center. The court chose…
Prices of gold and silver decreased in Azerbaijan on October 9, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The price of gold fell by 10.0554 manats, to 2,025.261 manats per ounce on October 9 compared to the price on October 8. The price of silver dropped by 0.1415 manats, to 24.5072 manats per…
Severniy Mining and Processing Works has already spent 1.5 billion UAH this year to increase efficiency of the manufacture, replace machinery and improve working conditions. 1 billion UAH more is planned to have been invested by the end of the year. This year the company has purchased 11 BelAZ dump trucks and two heavy bulldozers.…
In January-September Ukraine imported 1.12 million tons of nickel ore and concentrate, down by 16.2% YoY, valued at $54.43 million, up by 14.6%. According to the State Fiscal Service, the suppliers were Guatemala (71.02%) and Indonesia (28.98%). In the reporting period Ukraine did not export or re-export nickel ore and concentrate, just like in 9…
In January-September Ukraine decreased imports of manganese ore and concentrate by 16.9% YoY, to 743.13 thousand tons, valued at $144.83 million, down by 1.1%. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main suppliers were Ghana (56.4%), Republic of South Africa (20.96%) and Russia (15.15%). In 9 months Ukraine decreased exports and re-exports of manganese ore…