In January-July Kazakhstan industrial enterprises increased prices by 9.4% YoY. According to the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of the National Economy, in particular, the ferroalloys saw the largest price increase – by 16.7%. Prices of ferrous metals grew by 11.2%, aluminum – by 9.2%, lead – by 4%, and copper – by 3.6%. At…
On August 6 the miners of the state enterprise Selidovugol were partially paid their salary debts. According to Mikhail Volynets, the chairman of the Independent Miners Union, 30 million UAH was used to pay April and 50% of May salary. Still, there is a debt of June and July salary. (Ukrainian metal)
Flooded mines and destroyed enterprises after the seized territories of Donbass are returned to Ukraine will not be restored. “32 mines are flooded or are being flooded. None will restore them. Never. Some enterprises have been dismantled and taken to Russia, some have been plundered for scrap. It is impossible to resume their operation”, deputy…
Valki-Ilmenit and Mezhdurechensky Mining and Processing Works, both parts of Group DF, in January-June increased ilmenite concentrate output by 80% YoY, to 70 thousand tons. The increase was due to Valki-Ilmenit resuming operation on June 1. For over a year the company could not get its license. Ilmenite ore output grew by 65%, to 1.28…
Karaganda region governor Yerlan Koshanov surveyed the Sary-ArkaCopperProcessing, the cathode copper plant, that started its work in the test mode in Shetsky district, Karaganda region, the governor’s press service reports. Constriction of the plant worth more than $14 million started in 2016. Now it is operating in the test mode. The pilot batch of its…
In July Krasniy Octyabr carried out large-scale repairs on the mill-1150. The replacement of 118 bearings in roll-tables allowed decreasing the time to supply ingots, while at the same time increasing the speed of metal cutting. The repair of the soaking pits in the furnace bay significantly reduced company gas consumption. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-July Ukraine increased imports of nickel (and wares) by 30.5% YoY, to $58.711 million. In July imports reached $11.169 million. Aluminum imports totaled $210.703 million, up by 1.5%, with $35.158 million in July, lead – $7.612 million, up 2-fold ($1.949 million), zinc and zinc wares – $51.514 million, up by 27.3% ($6.949 million). At…
The Department of ecology of Karaganda region has sued ArcelorMittal Temirtau for violation of the environment-protection legislation. The unscheduled inspection of the works revealed a number of violations. In particular, the company air pollution exceeded the allowed limits. The total damage to the environment is estimated at 1.395 billion tenge ($4 million). (Ukrainian metal)