Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has received new machinery for the construction of the continuous casting machine. According to the company statement, the new machine will produce premium slabs. The cost of the equipment is $150 million. The Primetals Technologies machine will ensure the environmental safety of the operation. The project to reconstruct the…
In 2017 Zaporozhogneupor, the largest manufacturer of refractories in Ukraine, increased profits by 71% YoY, to 63.9 million UAH. The company assets cost as of late 2017 totaled 99.484 million UAH. Its current liabilities stood at 681.076 million UAH, while consolidated accounts receivable at 355.777 million UAH. In 2016 the company net profit was 37.348…
In February steel output in CIS dropped by 0.5 YoY, to 7.675 million tons. According to World Steel Association, in January-February output decreased by 1%, to 16.165 million tons. In February Russia produced 5.15 million tons of steel, down by 5.7% YoY, and 10.85 million tons in 2 months, down by 4.8%. Ukraine in February…
PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih will allocate 8 million UAH for environmental projects implementation in Kriviy Rih and Dnipropetrovsk region. These projects are included into city and regional programs aimed at environmental issues elimination and environment conditions improvement. PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih will finance implementation of new dust suppression technologies on dumps and industrial sites, purchase…
Gold production is set to commence in the third quarter of 2018 at the Amulsar gold mine in south-central Armenia, said Lydian International Ltd, the Canadian mining group. Lydian’s management expects mining within the Amulsar project to produce 225,000 gold ounces annually over ten years and reports that it is currently completing construction of the…
The state enterprise Vostochniy Mining and Processing Works has ordered Svit Stali LLC the delivery of pig iron and steel valued at 20.97 million UAH. This year the company will supply iron shots at 223450 UAH per ton from Netrika LLC and steel milling balls with the diameter of 60, 80 and 120 mm according…
At the meeting on March 29 shareholders of Donetskkoks decided to liquidate the company. In 2017 Donetskkoks decreased losses 11-fold YoY, to 2.5 million UAH. Metinvest reported on the threat of losing control over operation of its enterprises in the Russia-seized lands of Donbass, including over Donetskkoks, on March 15, 2017. (Ukrainian metal)
Kosaya Gora Iron and Steel Works has concluded a 3-year contract for the delivery of high-carbon ferromanganese to NLMK. The companies have been cooperating for a long while. Being the strategic supplier, KMZ provides NLMK with 80-90% of its ferromanganese needs. The volume of delivery, stipulated by the contract, exceeds 50% of the company output.…