Despite several years of military activity, the city of Melitopol, situated not far from the war zone, is developing machine-building. Soon the TurboCom group of companies will open a new manufacturing complex EcoPromLit. The company will produce cast iron according to gasifiable pattern molding. With the help of this method some 30% of castings are…
The Russia-supported terrorist-seized Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works is trying to start producing steel. “This is very important, as, in addition to pig iron, we will be producing steel”, said Sergey Kozlov, the chairman of the so-called Cabinet of Ministers of Lugansk People’s Republic, the terrorist organization created and supported by Russia. All the tests…
In early 2018 Chinese TBEA received the license to start developing the Verkhniy Kumarg deposits. In 2013 the company obtained a license to work at the Duoba deposits. Both deposits are situated in Sogdiy region. According to sources, the company has the right to develop the deposits until it reimburses all the funds spent to…
In 2018 Belarus Iron and Steel Works intends to supply $240 million worth of metal to Ukrainian market. “That’s around 300 thousand tons. Our plans are ambitious, but we have a certain strategy of work on that market, and we expect a 10-20% growth per year in mid-term”, the company marketing specialist Tatiana Vaskevich declared.…
In 2017 Korshunovsky Mining and Processing Works sold 2.5 million tons of iron ore concentrate, down by 9% YoY. According to the company statement, a number of factors affected sales last year. In particular, the company started operating under complex mining and geological conditions, which prevented increasing output. Moreover, the ore obtained did not meet…
Far East PGO, a part of Rosgeologia, starts prospecting for gold at the Solovievskaya territory in Amur region. The prospecting will last for 3 years, from Q2 2018 till Q4 2020. The total size of the territory is 270 square km. (Ukrainian metal)
For three years MMK-Metiz together with the Magnitogorsk State Technical University named after Nosov have been creating import-substituting nanostructured rebar ropes. With the help of the Ministry of education and science subsidy the company has developed and implemented a technique to produce rebar ropes with nanostructure. The rope specifications exceed prEN 10138-3.3, as well as…
In January-March Elgaugol LLC mined 1.2 million tons of coal, up by 43% YoY. Coal processing increased by 21%, to 585 thousand tons. Sales totaled 962 thousand tons, up by 47%. “This year we had a good manufacturing start. The quarter results became the logical continuation of the successful operation last year”, the company managing…