Major Japanese trading houses have asked UC RUSAL to stop shipping refined aluminum and other products in light of U.S. sanctions on the world’s No. 2 producer and are scrambling to secure metal elsewhere, Reuters reported on April 17 citing industry sources. The U.S. imposed major sanctions on April 6 against seven Russian oligarchs and…
Mechel has rented 10 BelAZ dump trucks within the agreement with the State Transport Leasing Company. According to Mechel statement, the total cost of the agreements is 900 million rubles ($14.5 million). The new machinery with the lifting capacity of 90 tons has already been transported to Korshunovsky Mining and Processing Works. 6 dump trucks…
In January-March MMK produced 3.147 million tons of steel, up by 2.7% YoY, but down by 4.4% QoQ. Pig iron output grew by 1.3% YoY, but dropped by 9.4% QoQ, to 2.404 million tons. Metal sales increased by 1.6% QoQ, to 2.83 million tons. Coal concentrate manufacture at MMK-Ugol reached 666 thousand tons, down by…
The company with deepest regrets informs, that on April 17 due to a massive traffic accident in Kriviy Rih 8 people died and 21 people got injured, among them most were the employees of PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih. Management of PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih took the decision to provide financial support from the company to…
Ukrgazvydobuvannya has concluded 2 agreements with Interpipe Ukraine LLC for the delivery of pipes valued at 180.93 million UAH. This year the company has to supply 3588 tons of various compressor-pump pipes manufactured by Interpipe Niko Tube LLC at 49698-51552 UAH per ton. Last year Interpipe sold such pipes to Ukrgazvydobuvannya 2% cheaper, at 48419-50545…
Volyn miners have addressed the Volyn Regional State Administration chairman Alexander Savchenko asking him to help save the Novovolynskaya mine No. 9. The mine union chairman Yuri Kalistratov said that enterprise wanted to remain within the National Coal Company, as this would allow it to operate for some 13 years. “This will keep people, mining…
Representatives from MMK took part in the round table on “The Market of Metals and Metal Structures in the Volga and Southern Urals”. About 70 managers and specialists in metallurgy, metal trading, steel service centers (SSCs), and manufacturers of metal products and structures were invited to the two-day event organized by the Russian Union of…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has once again been included in Living Planet channel and the Modern Media Research Institute (MOMRI)’s bi-annual list of the top ten Russian companies in the fuel and energy and metallurgical sectors for environmental performance. Thanks to good results in the second half of 2017, MMK placed 9th on…
