The Belarus Iron and Steel Works has expanded the overall export geography to 118 countries, the company’s press service reported. This year the steel mill BMZ has shipped a batch of rolled steel to Guatemala. In January-April BMZ also offered new kinds of metal products to Denmark and Mali. According to the latest data, in…
Domestic enterprises of the aluminum-consuming industries are prepared to increase the volumes of purchases. “For example, the representatives of the cable industry say they can process up to 500 thousand tons of aluminum, up from the current levels of 200-300 thousand tons”, the Aluminum Association chairman Valentin Trischenko said. The small business also has ways…
The Ministry of Economic Development has hosted another meeting of the sub-commission on customs-tariff, non-tariff regulation and protective measures in foreign trade of the government commission on economic development and integration. In particular, the issue of US decision to impose special import duties of 25% on ferrous metal and 10% on aluminum was discussed. The…
Severstal has completed the scheduled repairs of machinery at the electric steel shops of Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. “The mine furnace No. 2 saw the main volume of repairs. It has lasted for 6 days, 45 hours less than planned. The repairmen have also reconstructed the ladle furnace No. 2 and the steel vacuum…
In April spot trades of imported aluminum in Japan grew on the background of American sanctions against Rusal. Prior to sanctions Japan has been importing some 30 thousand tons of aluminum billets per month. In April spot purchases on CIF totaled 15.5 thousand tons as opposed to 4750 tons in March. Out of this volume…
Valentin Makarenko has been appointed the director of the scrap-procuring company Interpipe Vtormet. According to the company press release, his first day in the office was April 28. “Makarenko has been working for Interpipe for 2 years. Previously he has been the commercial director at Interpipe Vtormet”, the report said. His main tasks in the…
Zaporizhstal has successfully passed the second audit of the Energy management system for the correspondence with the ISO 50001:2011. The auditors have highly estimated the work of the company in energy resources management. Zaporizhstal has been certified and regularly confirming its compliance with the requirements of the international standards ISO 14001, ISO 9001 and OHSAS…
The State Property Fund has included the Novovolynskaya mine No. 10 in the list of enterprises subject to privatization. The mine was included in the list according to the fund order No. 447 dated March 27. In late 2017 the Prime Minister of Ukraine Vladimir Groysman said it was necessary for the state to finish…
