Russia: Rusal to fire 10-15% of employees

Following the US sanctions, as early as in June Rusal could decrease the number of its employees at Bratsk and Irkutsk Aluminum Works by 10-15%. This will happen if the company fails to sell in China all the aluminum previously exported to other destinations. The main sales markets for Rusal are EU (45%), while US,…

Ukraine: PGOK profits in 2017

In 2017 Poltava Mining and Processing Works received the consolidated net profit of 4.27 billion UAH as opposed to the consolidated net loss of 40.44 million UAH in 2016. According to the company statement, its EBITDA last year grew 16-fold, to 6.04 billion UAH from 377.42 million UAH in 2016. The net income increased by…