The Russian Copper Company presented its Smart Copper corporate production standard at the 1st Russian-UK Raw Materials Dialogue Trust and Cooperation – the Major Elements of Sustainable Development in St Petersburg. Natalia Gonchar, RCC’s Director for EHS, discussed RCC’s principles of efficient use of natural resources, energy saving and minimum environmental impact. These principles are…
Evraz has transferred 97.7% of shares in Evraz Dneprosvky Iron and Steel Works, previously possessed by Palmrose B.V., to Drampisco (Cyprus). The change in the ownership took place on November 17. Drampisco and Palmrose B.V. are Evraz’s daughter companies. In 2016 Evraz DMZ decreased losses 3.4-fold YoY, to 322.753 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
SL Zoloto, a joint venture between Polyus and Rostec-Business Development, has initiated a 180,000-meter survey drilling program at Sukhoi Log, the biggest gold greenfield project, in Russia’s Irkutsk region, Polyus said in a statement on November 21. “The campaign, which is scheduled to last for two years, will provide the basis for Polyus to update…
The ex-director of the state enterprise Volynugol will pay for the damages done to an employee by illegal firing. According to the Novovolynsk city-district court, the claim of the regional prosecutors has been granted. Now the state enterprise, represented by its ex-director, has to pay 24.5 thousand UAH to the employee as the average salary…
The ChTPZ Group has started producing a new type of long pipes of stainless chromium-nickel steel with the diameter of 20 mm, wall thickness of 2 mm and the length of 18-20.3 meters. The manufacturing process is organized at Pervouralsky Pipe Works. The first batch of pipes with the combined length of 24 thousand meters…
In January-September the gold-mining company Vysochaishiy received 2.3 billion rubles of net profit, down 2-fold YoY. Revenue dropped by 28.1%, to 7.37 billion rubles. Gross profit fell 1.6-fold, to 3.9 billion rubles, sales profit – 1.8-fold, to 3.37 billion rubles. In 2016 Vysochaishiy produced over 5 tons of gold, including 4.8 tons in Irkutsk region.…
UGMK-OTsM has presented a new product on the Russian market – the Cu+ antimicrobial copper. The company has already sold the first batch of rolled Cu+. The Moscow-based Delis Food company purchased 2 tons of M2 copper foil with the size of 0.05×500 mm according to GOST 1173-2006. Delis Food has started work to obtain…
The second stage of the rolling complex project at Kamensk-Uralsky Iron and Steel Works is in full swing. So far 42 ingots have been rolled and the first batch of hot-rolled plates (thickness of 150-250 mm and length of 10-26 m) of aluminum alloys has been produced. The quality of the rolled metal meets ASTM…
