Ukraine: UGOK output up in September 2017

In September Yuzhniy Mining and Processing Works produced 1.002 million tons of concentrate, up by 0.5% YoY. According to the company statement, sinter output went up by 7.5%, to 182.1 thousand tons. In January-September UGOK increased concentrate output by 11.6% YoY, to 9.17 million tons. At the same time sinter manufacture dropped by 7.8%, to…

Russia: MMK to pay dividends for H1 2017

On September 29 MMK hosted an extraordinary meeting of its shareholders. By the majority of votes it was decided to pay dividends for the first half year in the amount of 0.869 rubles per ordinary share (some $164 million). This equals to 75% of the free fund flow of the company in H1, which exceeds…

Russia: MMK certifies rebars according to Belarus standards

MMK has finished certification of its rebars by the BelStandartCentr. This certification center carries out independent estimation of manufacture and product quality correspondence to Belarus standards and norms. As the result of the certification BelStandartCentr has confirmed the correspondence of MMK rebars to the TP 2009/13/BY “Buildings and structures, construction materials and wares. Safety”, as…