Amurmetall, the only steel producer in Russia’s Far East, has restarted production of steel after a six-month break, the government of the Khabarovsk region, where the plant is located, said in a statement on July 31. Amurmetall has been undergoing bankruptcy management since 2013. In 2015, the plant was put to auction at a price…
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev visited the production facilities of Arcelor Mittal Temirtau, one of the largest industrial enterprises of Kazakhstan. Minister of Energy Kanat Bozumbayev reported on the measures to solve the paramount task of uninterrupted provision of heat and electric energy to consumers. To this end, a comprehensive plan for the modernization…
The Kremenchug Car Works has supplied another batch of all-terrain buses KrAZ-5233 to Severniy and Ingulets Mining and Processing Works. This is the second batch of automobiles delivered to the GOKs this month. The first batch was dispatched some 2 weeks ago. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June the Tajik Aluminum Company produced 49.101 thousand tons of aluminum, down by 32.8% YoY. The decrease had to do with the world price jumps on aluminum and the usage of outdated technology, which makes TALCO products uncompetitive. According to the industry and new technologies minister Shavkat Bobozoda, the only aluminum manufacturer and the…
In January-June Uralelectromed produced 172.9 thousand tons of copper cathodes, up by 2.7% YoY. Gold and silver output also increased – by 2.3% and by 23.2% YoY respectively. The company has also improved its technical tellurium manufacture – by 11.9% and powder wares – by 15.7%. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June VSMPO-Avisma produced 14.2 thousand tons of titanium, up by 20.4% YoY. At the same time, because of the drop of the exchange rate, the company earnings decreased by 0.4%, to 36.232 billion rubles, and its net profits by 35.6%, to 8.793 billion rubles. The strengthening of the ruble resulted in the decrease in…
The Splav Corporation has received an order for pipe vales from a major Russian oil extractor and processor – Surgutneftegaz. According to the agreement, in autumn the corporation will start supplying 1200 gland type globe valves to Kirishnefteorgsintez for the construction of the complex of pump petrol and diesel fuel. (Ukrainian metal)
NLMK Group has participated in the 18th International Specialized Exhibition “Construction Machinery and Technologies/ STT 2017” in Moscow. There the group presented the premium wear-resistant steel of the Quard grade. KAMAZ presented dump trucks and truck bodies made of Quard450 steel. NLMK produces Quard steel at its NLMK Clabecq works in Belgium. The steel sheets…
