In January-August Electrostal produced 283.521 thousand tons of continuous-cast billets, up by 33.9% YoY. According to the company statement, it exported 236.871 thousand tons, and sold the rest on the local market. In August Electrostal produced 39.86 thousand tons of billets and exported the whole volume. In 2016 Electrostal produced 326.187 thousand tons of continuous-cast…
Saudi Arabia intends to increase the import duty for Russian rolled sheet from the current 5% to 31%. “As to metals, we could face a problem, and this would influence our trade relations with Saudi Arabia”, the minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov said. At present Russian authorities are trying to convince the Saudi…
In January-September Zaporozhogneupor increased molded refractories output by 1714.94 tons YoY. According to the company statement, in September it produced 7299.98 tons of molded and 2980.47 tons of chamotte refractories. In 9 months Zaporozhogneupor produced 2538.86 tons of magnesia and 2666.75 tons of high-aluminous wares. (Ukrainian metal)
Gaysky Mining and Processing Works has started constructing the 1230-meter horizon. “Our task is to provide the miners with the lower layers to increase ore output to 9 million tons per year”, the deputy chief engineer Sergey Semin said. When the construction is complete, the total length of two conveyer galleries will reach some 1…
In September the pipe works Profil-Akras produced 15.5 thousand tons of pipes and shipped 16.2 thousand tons. In October the company plans to produce 15 thousand tons and sell 16 thousand tons. Profil-Akras is specializing in the manufacture of electric-welded pipes for water and gas pipelines and heating systems, as well as pipes for the…
Karabashmed has started assembling three Kumera converters with the volume of 150 tons each with new gas-purifying equipment at its metallurgical shop. The new machinery will improve ecological safety and increase output. The first converter has already been brought to the site and is being assembled within the scheduled repairs. The second converter will also…
The EU fixed duties on Russian hot-rolled metal, imposed on October 7, could open new ways for NLMK to enter the markets of Turkey and Asia, as well as strengthen the position of its European works. In H1 NLMK Le Louviere (Belgium) produced 770 thousand tons of hot-rolled metal with the mill capacity of 2.5…
In September Severstal-Metiz produced and sold a record of stabilized strands. According to the company statement, the steel rope shop produced 2.9 thousand tons of strands. This is the first record in manufacturing this type of product in the history of the shop. “Stabilized strands are in demand in the sphere of infrastructure construction. In…
