Russia: Zabaykalye coal output up in 2017

Coal output in Zabaykalye region last year reached 21.3 million tons, up by 2.4% YoY. According to the regional Ministry of Nature, Razrez Tugnuysky, Razrez Kharanorsky, Priargunskoye Mining and Chemical Enterprise, Chitaugol and Arctic Developments are the leaders of the industry. In 2016 the region mined 20.8 million tons of coal. (Ukrainian metal)

Russia: Amurmetal to increase output in 2018

In 2017 Amurmetal produced 187 thousand tons of metal. This year the company intends to manufacture 1 million tons. To do this a two-stage modernization will be carried out. First, in February the company will modernize its rolling mill, which will increase its capacity to 700 thousand tons. During the second stage, in September, Amurmetal…

Ukraine: Interpipe changes structure

Interpipe decided to change the business management model. From now on the company is divided into steel, pipe and railroad divisions. Steel products division includes Interpipe Steel, Interpipe Vtormet, the Lime Factory, as well as subdivisions of scrap purchase and steel billet sales. Andrei Korotkov, Interpipe Steel commercial director, has been appointed CEO of the…

Russia: AMZ insolvent

The arbitrary court of the Sverdlovsk region will decide on announcing the Alapayevsk Iron and Steel Works insolvent. A respective claim was submitted on January 22 by an individual claiming 1.191 billion rubles from the company. Alapayevsk Iron and Steel Works has been operating since the 18th century and specializes in the manufacture of blast…