Since the start of the year the open pit mine of Gaysky Mining and Processing Works has received 9 units of mining machinery, including 8 BelAZs (six with the lifting capacity of 55 tons and two with 45 tons) and the Komatsu PC 1250-8 excavator. All the machines are operating at the Dombarovskaya, Kvarkenskaya and…
Metalloinvest will construct the site of hot-rolled metal heat-treatment at OEMK. The capacity of the complex will be 70 thousand tons of high-quality bars (SBQ). Danieli will supply all the necessary machinery. The cost of the project is 3 billion rubles with VAT. The complex is expected to be commissioned in 2019-2020. In 2017 Metalloinvest…
This year Ukrzaliznytsia intends to finish the electrification of the Potoki – Zolotnishino route, which unites the main railroad with the Poltava Mining and Processing Works. This is expected to improve the efficiency of the company operation. According to Ferrexpo investors and communications director Ingrid MacMahon, the route electrification will decrease the time of products…
In January-April Ukraine increased metal exports by 4.6% YoY, to 5.159 million tons. In addition, 6.181 million tons of rolled metal were produced, with 5.16 million exported, or 83.5%. In January-April 2017 the share of exports was 81.7%. The share of semi-finished products in the exports volume was 43.9%, up from 40.3%. Flat rolled metal…
The Zaporozhye region prosecutors have filed a claim to the court to recover 20 million UAH to the city budget from one of the largest metal companies of the region – Zaporozhye Abrasive Works. The prosecutors have found out that the company has been using the land site of over 50 ha without any agreements…
The energy saving project at the DTEK Pavlogradskaya Central Processing Factory will allow the company saving 70% of electric energy on lighting. DTEK Esco has completely financed and assembled 650 new LED-lamps as well as replaced 6 km of cable network. “This modernization will allow us saving 1.1 million kW-h per year, or 1.8 million…
The regional state enterprise Primteploenergo has announced a tender to estimate the market value of the 100% stake in Lermontovsky Mining and Processing Works in order to take a decision on selling it. The maximum price of the contract is 3.8 million rubles. The work has to be carried out within 20 days. Earlier the…
In 2019 Rusal intends to start reconstructing the capacities of the Yaroslavskaya Mining Company LLC (Yaroslavsky Mining and Processing Works), which has been idle since September 2013. Commissioning of the enterprise is scheduled for Q3 2020. “The works used to produce calcium fluoride, which cost $406 per ton, while China and Mongolia sold it much…