The miners of Rodinskaya mine (the state enterprise Mirnogradugol) refuse to return to the surface because of the 3-month salary debt. “14 miners remain underground demanding salary payment for 3 months. They threaten to go on a hunger strike”, Mikhail Volynets, chairman of the Independent Miners Union of Ukraine, wrote on his Facebook page. According…
Export of Russian coal in January-October increased by 13.7% YoY, to nearly 155,3 million tons, the Ministry of Energy said. The commodity exports volume in October reached 16,458,000 tons. Coal mining in January-October amounted to 336,2 million tons, of which 292,2 million tons were shipped. (PortNews/Ukrainian metal)
Belarus and Venezuela will be able to achieve the goals they set forth and strengthen the relations of cooperation and friendship, Belarus Industry Minister Vitaly Vovk said at the meeting with Venezuelan Minister for Basic, Strategic and Socialist Industries Juan Arias. The parties discussed bilateral cooperation, especially in iron and steel manufacturing. According to Vitaly…
Shubarcoal Komir has successfully passed the repeated certification audits according to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007, having confirmed its correspondence to world standards. The audits have been carried out by TUV International Certificated and Intercertifica-TUV LLC. (Ukrainian metal)
Russian Ugol is increasing the output of high-quality power-generating coal. For this the company has started modernizing the processing factory at the Stepnoy pit in Khakassia. The project will increase the factory capacity by 1 million tons of coal per year. The factory was commissioned in 2011. Now it employs over 200 people. It processes…
The Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works project to produce multi-strand steel ropes has been included in the list of priority investment projects of the Republic of Bashkortostan. This will let the company receive the additional state support as tax duties and other preferences. The project, being carried out since 2016, will allow the company to…
The Donelectrostal Electrometallurgical Works intends to start producing rebars in Q4 2018. And its own steel-smelting manufacture project will begin in 2019. The mini-mill will specialize in the manufacture of hot-rolled rebars. The project capacity of the first stage is 160 thousand tons a year, with the possible increase to 250 thousand tons. The company…
The Severstal-Metiz shaped sections shop has put into operation after a major overhaul its 2 thousand-tons press. Investments totaled 94.9 million rubles. The reconstruction has been carried out in 2 stages. In 2013 the electric part of the machine was modernized, decreasing energy consumption and dross creation. During the second stage in 2017 the hydraulic…