Russian oil and gas pipe maker TMK expects that the U.S.’ demand for the company’s products will double to around 5 million tons in 2017, Sergei Alekseyev, director for global marketing, reported. “Thanks to the U.S. market recovery demand will be about twice as high as in 2016 and will amount to around 5 million…
In January-August Russia exported 5.9 million tons of flat rolled metal, up by 2.56% YoY. This is also the highest volume of exports for the past 7 years. Revenue increased by 51.4%, to $3 billion, the highest in 3 years. The main consumer was Turkey (33.4%, up by 8% YoY), followed by Egypt (6.3%, +133%),…
Novovolynskaya Mine is the only new mine in Ukraine. Its construction began in early 1980s. As of 2013 it was 87% complete, but the same year construction stopped because of the strike due to the half a year salary debts to builders. The mine had to be commissioned in 2014, but it did not happen.…
Refugees who had to leave Donbass because of the Russian aggression and to find new home in other regions of Ukraine, continue contributing to its development. In particular, a businessman from Gorlovka moved to the village of Dityatki, near the Chernobyl NPP zone. There Vadim Minzyuk, who had a large enterprise in Gorlovka, created a…
In August, according to the customs statistics, Russia exported 137.8 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 55.3% MoM and by 73% YoY. In July the results were down by 43% MoM, but up by 35.7% YoY, while in June – up by 38%, but down by 14.7% YoY. In January-August sales dropped by 20.1%…
Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works has repaired and commissioned one of the main shops – rolling mill-150. 90% of the products manufactured there are processed at the steel wire shops of BMK. All the repair work was complete in 8 days. The rolling mill-150 specializes in the manufacture of high quality wire rod with the…
The Metal Wares Trading Company forecasts changes in prices from November 1. Construction nails will become some 5% cheaper, and wire – 2-3%. MTK believes that the price drop could be larger, but many manufacturers report decreasing output by up to 40%. Thus, the company believes the market will not repeat the sharp price fall…
The arbitrary court of Chelyabinsk region declared Ufaleinickel bankrupt following the claim of Rost-bank because of the debt of 202.6 million rubles. The total debt of the company to the bank is 14.6 billion rubles. In August the company shareholders decided to shut down Ufaleinickel. (Ukrainian metal)
