The second stage of a $2.6-billion Boguchany aluminum smelter will be launched until April 2019, CEO of the plant shareholder RUSAL Vladislav Solovyov declared on July 13. “We will launch the second stage of the Boguchany aluminum smelter at the start of next year. The amount of production is 148,000 tons. The date of the…
The Belarusian steel mill BMZ continues exporting merchandise to the USA and the volume of export remains stable, Ivan Demidov, Head of BMZ’s Planning and Economic Analysis Office, declared. “As a result of negotiations with our clients in the USA the market for the staple products – seamless pipes and high pressure wire – remains…
The Belarusian steel mill BMZ increased the export of its products by over 30% YoY in January-June, Ivan Demidov, Head of BMZ’s Planning and Economic Analysis Office, reported. In H1 BMZ exported 957,000 tons of merchandise worth $611.7 million or 131.5% as against H1 2017. The profitability of sales reached 9.6%. The stock in storage…
The Belarusian steel mill BMZ does not intend to arrange an IPO or float eurobonds in the near future, Ivan Demidov, Head of BMZ’s Planning and Economic Analysis Office, declared. The executive specified: “We consider arranging an IPO in the more distant future and have no intention to do it any time soon.” The company…
In the next three years Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works will be carrying out a modernization program. “In March the company got a new owner. Until that time and since 2008 it was owned by Evraz. In March we received a new owner – DCH Investment Management”, the company commercial director Denis Frolov said. The…
As of July 1, the gold-extracting company Zolotinka LLC has extracted 42 kg of gold in Amur region, down by 29% YoY. According to the regional ministry of natural resources, as of July 1, 2017 the gold output amounted to 59.1 kg. The company is extracting alluvial gold at two sites: in the Ostrovnaya River…
The Vostsibugol Company LLC intends to invest 1 billion rubles in the development of the Southeastern part of the South block of the Quarry field No. 1 of the Mugunskoye deposits in Irkutsk region. The mining is expected to begin in 2020. In 2021 the planned annual capacity of 2.5 million tons will be reached.…
The Primorye region stops exporting ferrous scrap and wastes through the seaports of Nakhodka and Vostochniy. The new rules come into effect on July 22. The scrap export limitation will be valid for 5 months. So far this year Nakhodka customs has approved 95.5 thousand tons of scrap for exports. (Ukrainian metal)
