The Parliament of Kyrgyzstan has passed in the first reading the decree on canceling the moratorium of developing uranium deposits. The moratorium on the extraction of uranium and thorium was imposed after a scandal around the Kyzyl-Ompol deposit near the Issyk-Kul Lake. In spring of 2019, it became known that the UrAsia in Kyrgyzstan company…
The Cabinet of Ministers has allowed the export of coal in the volume of more than 1 million tons until the end of the year. With its decision, the Cabinet has made amendments to its decree No. 1402 dated December 27, 2023. In particular, the zero quotation for the export of coal has been replaced…
The government of Armenia has prolonged the prohibition of exporting ferrous and non-ferrous metal scrap and waste for six months to support domestic steel manufacture and metal industry. The ban was previously extended on December 21, 2023. Armenia does not have effective iron ore deposits, so local metal plants rely on scrap procured domestically. Since…
Under the investment project “Eshlik I deposit development” Almalyk Mining and Processing Works is installing and launching new machinery in the copper-processing factory No. 3 that is under construction. In particular, 6 new highly efficient high-pressure HPGR 24/19-9 press roll crushers are being installed. Such machines process ore pieces with the size of 60 mm…
Australia will not supply coal to Ukraine to help it overcome the consequences of the massive missile attacks by Russia on the energy infrastructure. “The support we provide now is mostly focused on military aid that allows Ukraine fighting Russia,” the deputy prime minister Richard Marles has said. He notes that Canberra tries to make…
During a meeting of the Government, the Minister of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kanat Sharlapaev informed that the metallurgical industry was scheduled to implement 21 projects with a total investment of 464.2 billion tenge this year. Sharlapaev has noted that the schemes are expected to result in the creation of more…
Turkiye has decided to decrease customs duty for billets imported from Azerbaijan from 22.5% to 11.25%. Moreover, the 30% duty for rolled wire and steel rods was revised down to 15%. In January-March, Azerbaijan exported 18,556 tons of steel billets as well as 7170 tons of rolled wire to Turkiye. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-March, Ukraine exported 291.6 thousand tons of semi-finished steel products to the EU, up by 38.2% YoY. Revenue grew by 32.4%, to EUR 151.71 million. The main customers were Bulgaria – 108.8 thousand tons, up by 103.6%, Poland – 86.99 thousand tons (-14.5%) and Italy – 48.1 thousand tons (+167.4%). In March, Ukraine exported…