In January-February Khabarovsk region yielded 2216.2 kg of gold and 8.4 tons of silver, up by 3.8%, but down by 1.5% YoY respectively. At present only ore gold is extracted in the region. The alluvial gold season will start in May and last till late October. This year it is planned to obtain 23450 kg…
Last year VSMPO-Avisma increased titanium sales by 14% YoY. The company revenue dropped by 4.9%, to 72.435 billion rubles, with net profits down by 28%, to 19.138 billion rubles. The main factor of the decrease was the strengthening of the ruble, resulting in the drop in export revenue in rubles by 9%. EBITDA decreased by…
The United Metal Company has been named the best manufacturer of pipe products for the oil and gas industry in 2017. The company was awarded this title in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2016 as well. The results of the rating are based on the survey of major Russian industry players. (Ukrainian metal)
In the first 13 days of March the average daily metal output increased by 2-4% MoM. As of March 13, 19 out of 21 blast furnaces, 12 out of 16 converters, 8 out of 9 open-hearth furnaces, 7 out of 15 electric arc furnaces and all the 14 continuous casting machines were in operation. In…
In February Ukrainian metal companies consumed 160 million cubic meters of natural gas, down by 20 million cubic meters MoM. Average daily consumption dropped by 0.1 million cubic meters, to 5.7 million cubic meters. In January-February Ukrainian metal companies consumed 340 million cubic meters of natural gas, down by 12% YoY. Average daily consumption totaled…
In February deliveries of scrap metal to Ukrainian metal works dropped by 20 thousand tons MoM, to 225 thousand tons, or 93% of the need. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in January-February metal companies received 470 thousand tons of scrap, up by 3% YoY, or 97% of the need. In February scrap stocks at metal companies grew…
In January-February Ukraine produced 2977 thousand tons of rolled metal, of which local customers received only 334 thousand tons, or 11.3% of the total volume. “In January-February 2017 of 3188 thousand tons produced 2536 thousand tons (79.5%) were exported, while the rest (652 thousand tons, or 20.5%) were sold domestically”, reported Ukrmetallurgprom. This year Ukraine…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) operated its coated steel facilities at maximum capacity utilization in 2017. As a result, MMK once again confirmed its status as the leading producer of this product in Russia. This was highlighted by Senior Manager of Coated Metal Sales Group at PJSC MMK Alexey Oleynik during his speech at…
