In January-July Ukrainian companies increased rolled metal consumption by 18.5% YoY, to 2.036 million tons. Rolled metal exports totaled 10.618 million tons, up from 8.477 million tons in H1 2016. In particular Ukraine exported 2.8 million tons of long rolled metal (2.091 million tons in H1 2016), 2.9885 million tons of flat rolled metal (2.925…
Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works has started constructing a new tube-type furnace to heat coal pitch. According to the company statement, the object will remove failures in the whole coal pitch processing shop operation. Investments total 38 million UAH. At present the works operates 2 tube-type furnaces. They have been working long and need to…
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine has stopped its blast furnace No. 12 for scheduled repairs. BF No. 1M and BF No. 9 are operating normally. They are fully provided with raw materials. The sinter shop No. 2 operates to supply sinter to the blast furnace shop. The converter shop is manufacturing square billets for rolling…
In January-July Ukraine exported 188.039 thousand tons of ferrous scrap, down by 19.4% YoY, valued at $40.627 million, down by 0.9%. At the same time scrap imports increased by 0.2%, to 15.031 thousand tons, valued at $13.96 million, up 3.4-fold. The main suppliers of scrap were Turkey (87.44%), Moldova (5.8%) and Russia (3.07%), with Turkey…
Tajikistan Aluminum Company is increasing primary aluminum output, the country main export product. According to the company representatives, the output increase is spurred by the world prices growth. “We have both resources and ability to increase output and reach the annual target by year-end”, TALCO information-analytical department director Igor Satarov said. This year the company…
Lermontovsky Mining and Processing Works LLC is no longer threatened by bankruptcy. According to the company director Vladimir Kalinovsky, the issue with indebtedness to the Amur-EP LLC, which has filed a suit against LGOK, has been settled. Still, until September most of the employees will not be working. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June Russkiy Ugol enterprises mined 6.8 million tons of power-generating coal, up by 11% YoY and by 881 thousand tons from the target. Coal shipping in H1 totaled 6.5 million tons, up by 15% YoY. Krasnoyarskiy Krai was the leader in mining and shipping with output at 3.2 million tons, up by 23% YoY,…
In January-June KAZ Minerals produced 118 thousand tons of copper, having more than doubled its H1 2016 result (56 thousand tons) The Bozshakol GOK produced 52 thousand tons of copper, up 5-fold YoY. Aktogay GOK produced 33 thousand tons of copper. Copper output at Vostokcement and Bozymchak GOK in Kyrgyzstan decreased by 19%, to 33…
