In January-May the coal enterprises of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) mined 8.46 million tons of coal, up by 4% YoY. At the same time the target was 9.09 million tons. This year Yakutia intends to mine 18 million tons of coal. (Ukrainian metal)
The supervisory board of Interpipe NTZ has relieved the chairman of the board Yevgeniy Kopayev of his duties at his request. At present the acting chairman is Sergey Kostenko, the chief engineer of the company. Kopayev’s office ended on June 27. Kostenko has been appointed from June 28. Yevgeniy Kopayev has been the acting chairman…
In May global pig iron output grew by 6.09%% YoY, to 106.75 million tons. According to the World Steel Association, China is leading with 66.886 million tons, up by 8.35%. Ukraine retained the 9th position with 1.58 million tons. In May Ukrainian pig iron exports grew by 8.27% YoY, to $116.09 million, while imports decreased…
Employees of the state Novovolynskaya-10 mine refused to return to the surface as a sign of protest against the non-payment of wages. “The miners of the first shift remained underground. Later their colleagues of the second shift joined them. All in all there are 47 people underground now”, Mikhail Volynets, chairman of the Independent Miners…
The interdepartmental commission on international trade has started the antidumping investigation on the import of carbon and alloyed steel rods from Belarus and Moldova. The investigation will check information and proofs of dumping, damage and the connection between them. Rebars and wire rod manufacturer in Belarus is the Belarus Iron and Steel Works and in…
The Siberian department of the Federal service on ecological, technological and nuclear control (Rostechnadzor) has carried out a scheduled check of the industrial safety at 13 dangerous sites of Evraz ZSMK. During the inspection 305 violations of the industrial safety norms have been found. In particular, repairs of the main construction structures were not carried…
A motorman died at the Novodonetskaya mine in the city of Belozerskoye of Donetsk region. According to the chairman of the Independent Miners Union of Ukraine Mikhail Volynets, the man suffered an electric shock. “July has begun with the fatal accident. On July 1 the motorman at the DTEK Novodonetskaya mine died,” he commented. (Ukrainian…
Sayanogorsk mayor Leonid Bykov and Sayanogorsk Aluminum Works managing director Yevgeniy Popov have signed an agreement on cooperation in 2018. Under the agreement, SAZ will provide financing for the repair of premises of the school No. 6 valued at over 55 million rubles. The repair will start shortly. The work at the operating premises will…