Metinvest has implemented a project to increase the permissible size of ships calling at the Italian Porto Nagaro. The first vessel of 15,000 deadweight tons with metal products from Mariupol arrived at the port on November 29. Metinvest Group in cooperation with its Italian partner Fratelli Cosulich Company has developed a project to increase the…
In January-November Ukraine imported 17.376 million tons of coal valued at $2431.05 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $1370.08 million worth of coal (56.36%), USA – $603.79 million (24.84%), Canada – $149.86 million (6.16%), and other countries – $307.3 million (12.64%). At the same time Ukraine exported some $54.828 million worth of…
NLMK-Kaluga electrometallurgical works of the new generation has produced the 5-millionth ton of steel. The works was commissioned in 2013. In half a year it has reached its maximum output capacities and has been keeping the high level irrespective of the market situation ever since. “We use high quality steel to produce some 20 types…
Vostsibugol has started industrial development of Nygdinskaya site and intends to mine some 60 thousand tons of coal in December. The coal mined will be processed at the Kasyanovskaya factory or sent directly to local consumers. Vostsibugol won the auction to develop the site in 2013, having paid 2.85 million rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-November the Chukotka Autonomous District obtained 23.646 tons of gold, down by 12% YoY. Silver output dropped by 19%, to 121.5 tons. In particular, ore gold manufacture decreased by 14%, to 21.318 tons. Alluvial gold companies increased output by 9% YoY, to 2.327 tons. This year 12 companies are extracting gold in the district.…
Karelsky Okatysh has commissioned a new warehouse. Its capacity is some 70 thousand tons of pellets. The main peculiarity of the new site is its machinery, which allows simultaneously storing pellets of various kinds. These are two conveyers, one of which brings products to the warehouse, while another returns them for loading. Their total length…
Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works has certified the surfacing wire of high-alloyed steel grades at the National Agency of Welding Control. The first batch of the certified wire will be sent to Blagoveschensk Rebars Works in January 2018. The tests have confirmed that the wire allows obtaining a qualitative and strong surface of machinery parts.…
The Federal Antimonopoly Service found out that in 2013-2015 Evraz set the profitability of 1058 mm wheel manufacture 4 times higher as that on the market. According to FAS, Evraz occupies the “dominating position on the Russian railroad wheels market” and has violated the law on competitiveness protection. In the past 5 years Evraz share…
