From May 1 Russian companies have stopped shipping coal through Ukraine without any explanation. According to the market participants, the volume of Russian coal transit through Ukraine has been 1-1.8 million tons per month lately. The main customers were Turkish, Polish, Romanian, Slovakian, Czech, and Hungarian companies, as well as Asian and African. “Our operator…
In April Ukraine increased coal consumption by 25.2% YoY, to 3.533 million tons, but decreased by 12.6% MoM. According to the State Statistics Service, in March coal consumption grew by 41.3% YoY, to 4 million tons. In April Ukraine imported $243.788 million worth of coal, up by 21.1% YoY, while exports dropped by 99.7%, to…
The Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is taking part in the 3rd International Specialized Exhibition Steel Structures 2018, which kicked off in Moscow on May 30. MMK is presenting its high-tensile wear-resistant steel produced under the MAGSTRONG brand. MAGSTRONG steel is selected for use in producing steel structures due to its high resistance to…
The price of gold increased in Azerbaijan on May 30, while the price of other precious metals decreased, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The cost of gold increased by 1.3175 manats, to 2,207.9005 manats per troy ounce, compared to the price on May 29. The cost of silver decreased by 0.1675…
On May 22 VSMPO-Avisma held an annual shareholders meeting. A part of the undistributed profit for 2017 in the amount of 10.34 billion rubles was spent to pay dividends (890.45 rubles per ordinary share). The board of directors was also paid 76 million rubles of the work in 2017. Revision commission members received 2.45 million…
This year Polymetal will continue prospecting works at the Primorskoye deposits in Magadan region. The main personnel will arrive at the site in early July. The deposits are located in a hard-to-reach area, and the road there takes some 2 days. 60 people will be working at the site. The reserves of the Primorskoye deposits…
The board of directors of Chelyabinsk Zinc Works has recommended the shareholders meeting not to pay dividends for 2017. All the net profit of the company in the amount of 5.37 billion rubles has been suggested to be left undistributed. According to the company statement, the meeting will take place on June 30. In 2016…
Zlatoustovsky Electrometallurgical Works has confirmed its reputation of competitive supplier of high quality steels and alloys both to domestic and foreign markets. In May the company concluded an agreement with a well-known manufacturer from Hungary. The trial batch of metal already produced will be shipped in June. (Ukrainian metal)