Russia: UralKuz sales up in Q1 2018

In January-March UralKuz increased sales by 43% YoY. According to the company statement, customers were shipped some 35 thousand tons of metal, up by 10.4 thousand tons YoY. Railroad axles showed the largest increase in sales – by 63%. Metal for the UralKuz manufacture is supplied by Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works. (Ukrainian metal)

Russia: government to support RUSAL facilities

The Russian government does not plan to acquire a stake in the sanction-hit aluminum giant UC RUSAL, but will support facilities of the company so that they don’t stop working, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov declared on April 11. On April 6 the U.S. imposed sanctions against 38 Russian tycoons, officials and companies, including tycoon Oleg…