Metinvest is pondering the construction of the complex to manufacture rolled metal with polymer coating. According to the marketing director Roman Kurashev, the group could construct two lines with the capacity of 120-150 thousand tons each. Moreover, the group is also discussing the creation of the galvanized line with the capacity of 300 thousand tons.…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih intends to expand the geography of its sales in Africa, while the share of its sales in CIS is decreasing. “We have recently opened a delivery channel to the countries of East Africa. We have organized an office in Tanzania to supply metal to Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Kenya”, the company…
The quarry fleet of Lebedinsky Mining and Processing Works has been expanded with three BelAZs with the improved lifting capacity – 220 tons. This year under the Metalloinvest investment program the GOK has received 6 such trucks. In 2014-2016 Metalloinvest purchased around 300 units of machinery for Lebedinsky and Mikhailovsky GOKs: 232 dumpcars, 11 large…
This month all the Metal Profil products have appeared in Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek citizens were able to start purchasing some materials in October. “Kyrgyzstan is one of the most actively developing countries in the CIS. Having started supplying products to Bishkek we are now able to fully satisfy the needs both of large dealers and private…
In January-November Ukraine consumed 4.59 million tons of rolled metal, up by 10% YoY. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, of this volume 1.196 million tons (26%) were imported. In 11 months of 2016 Ukraine imported 23.1% of the rolled metal consumed (or 0.966 million tons out of 4.17 million tons). Flat rolled metal imports share dropped from…
In January-November Ukraine exported 13.35 million tons of rolled metal, down by 15% YoY. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, semi-finished wares share increased to 42.3% from 30% in 10 months, while the flat and long rolled metal ratio was 34.1% and 23.6% as opposed to 29.1% and 27%. The decrease of the long rolled metal share is…
Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works has resumed operation after a 10-month idleness. According to Leonid Pasechnik, the so-called acting head of the Lugansk People’s Republic, a terrorist organization created and supported by Russia, the blast furnace No. 5 with the capacity of 1.2 million tons of pig iron per year has been put in operation.…
Chinese company Debang Guangdong plans to create a $5 billion cluster for deep processing of steel in Russia’s Primorsky region, Yao Xiaodong, chairman of the board of directors, announced “We want to set up a metallurgical production base in the Primorsky region. The territory of the Far East has resources that are necessary for the…
