Chelyabisnk Tractor Works has concluded a contract for delivery of three bulldozers to Norilsk Nickel. The companies have been cooperating for many years, and all the tractors supplied to the metal works are specifically designed for operation in the North. This time ChTZ will supply two B11 tractors and one B10M. At first the tractors…
In May Russia produced 5.953 million tons of steel, down by 1.5% YoY. In January-May steel output in Russia totaled 29.835 million tons, up by 2% YoY. Ukraine decreased steel output in May by 25.5% YoY, to 1.689 million tons. In 5 months steel output decreased by 15.8% YoY, to 8.91 million tons. Kazakhstan produced…
The ecological situation in Donbass is threatening, and the mines on the uncontrolled territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions are in critical situation. “7 mines are completely destroyed and cannot be restored. There are currently 115 Ukrainian mines on the occupied territories, from where the equipment has been stolen, some of them are flooded. The…
Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works has been visited by the deputies of the European Parliament, diplomats and the Verkhovnaya Rada deputies within the regional environment monitoring. The delegation got acquainted with the manufacturing process, evaluated the environment program and witnessed the aftermath of the shelling. Despite the location of the works in the military zone,…
Donetsk Iron and Steel Works in the occupied city of Donetsk has stopped all operations because of the absence of the diesel fuel. The fuel is needed for trains that transport raw materials and produced goods. In February DMZ had to shut down its only working blast furnace No. 1 because of the lack of…
In the occupied Yenakievo (Donetsk region), the Russia-supported terrorists intend to flood the Poltavskaya and Yenakievskaya mines, which will result in the flooding of the Yuniy kommunar mine, where in 1979 an underground nuclear explosion was carried out. The electricity at the mines will be cut off on June 30, and the water will start…
The European Commission has started an antidumping investigation of the low-carbon ferrochromium imports from Russia, China and Turkey. The investigation was started at the request of the sole EU manufacturer of this product – Elektrowerk Weisweiler, a part of Afarak. The investigation will cover April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017. According to the Eurostat,…
In May Ukraine produced 6.076 million tons of iron ore raw materials, up by 1.8% MoM, or by 97.5 thousand tons. Average daily output of unprepared raw materials was 133.9 thousand tons, down by 22 thousand tons MoM, while that of prepared raw materials increased from 43.4 thousand tons to 62.1 thousand tons. In January-May…
