Severstal has selected the supplier for the modernization of the zinc coating density-measuring system at the Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works continuous hot dip-galvanizing machines. TT Analytica (Russia) will design engineering, supply the equipment, assemble and commission it. The equipment will be used to create a uniform layer of zinc of the necessary thickness on…
Corum Group has concluded agreements on the delivery of heading machines to Polish mining companies Polska Grupa Górnicza (PGG) and Jastrzębska Spółka Węglową (JSW). According to the company statement, the machines will be leased for 5 years. The combined cost of the contracts is 5.3 million euro. The first machine, intended for JSW, will start…
In July Zaporizhstal increased steel output by 6% YoY, to 354.2 thousand tons. According to the company press service, pig iron manufacture grew by 29.4%, to 396.5 thousand tons, and rolled metal – by 2.2%, to 301.2 thousand tons. In January-June the company produced 2.393 million tons of steel, 2.537 million tons of pig iron…
In January-June Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant increased ore processing by 6.1% YoY, to 679 thousand tons, or 35.284 thousand tons of ferronickel, down by 2.3%, or 7.5 thousand tons of nickel, down by 2.8%. In H1 the company expects to receive profit of some 2.3 million UAH. The average salary totaled 8038 UAH, up by 29.6%…
The supervisory board of Dneprospetsstal has once again prolonged the authorities of the acting chairman of the board Vitaly Kornievsky for 3 months. On April 23, 2009 the supervisory board relieved Daniel Valk of his duties, having appointed the ex-CEO of Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky, Vitaly Kornievsky instead. His office has…
In January-June Tajik Aluminum Company produced 54.8 thousand tons of primary aluminum, down by 3 thousand tons YoY. The decrease in output has to do with the capital repairs of the machinery to reduce electricity consumption. The repair is expected to be completed this year, after that output will grow again. Some 48 thousand tons…
On July 31 an accident happened at Azovstal resulting in the death of one person, while another was rushed to hospital. Two employees of a subcontractor firm fell from on high while carrying out repair work in the coke shop. As the result of the fall one person died, and another was taken to the…
In April-June the segment of Africa and CIS (ACIS) of ArcelorMittal increased EBITDA by 9.1% QoQ and 2.28-fold YoY, to $397 million. According to the group statement, H1 EBITDA grew 2.1-fold, to $760 million. Steel output decreased by 16.2% YoY and by 9.2% QoQ, to 3.087 million tons due to the problems at ArcelorMittal Kriviy…