Russia: Kamskaya Kuznitsa starts producing M90 nuts
Kamskaya Kuznitsa has started producing M90 nuts according to GOST 10605, GOST 10607 and DIN 934. The nuts are produced of 40X steel by drop stamping. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia: Krasniy Octyabr output up in May 2017
In May Krasniy Octyabr Iron and Steel Works increased output. According to the acting manufacturing director Sergey Marchenko, the output increase is connected with the installation of the new ABB transformer for arc furnace No. 5. Brushed metal sales increased 2-fold YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia: NLMK continues implementing resource-saving PCI technology
NLMK Group has started hot-testing the pulverized coal injection (PCI) unit at one of the largest blast furnaces of its Lipetsk plant, namely blast furnace No. 6 with a capacity of 3.1 million tons of pig iron per year. This technology involves co-injecting natural gas and fine coal particles into the blast furnace, resulting in…
Ukraine: iron ore export-import in January-May 2017
In January-May Ukraine exported 15.722 million tons of iron ore and concentrate valued at $1.166 billion. According to the State Fiscal Service, the share of ore in the total export was 6.8%. The largest importers of iron ore and concentrate were China ($334.163 million, or 28.6% of all exports), the Czech Republic ($124.855 million, 10.7%)…
Ukraine: DTEK buys expensive Russian coal
DTEK buys its coal in Russia, despite the fact that in Rotterdam it’s cheaper. The anthracite that DTEK delivers from its own mines in Rostov region costs $95 per ton. Taking into account the basic fuel value the Russian anthracite is $13-15 per ton more expensive. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia: Kuzbass coal output up in January-May 2017
In January-May Kemerovo region enterprises mined 97.3 million tons of coal, up by 8% YoY. According to the regional administration, in particular, 72.4 million tons of power-generating coal and 24.9 million tons of coking coal, up by 13.1% and down by 1% YoY respectively. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia: Amur region yields 8.4 tons of gold
In January-May Amur region obtained 8407 kg of gold, up by 22.6% YoY, including 7699 kg of ore gold and 708 kg of alluvial gold. The growth has been provided by Petropavlovsk group of companies (Pokrovsky, Pioneer, Malomyr and Albyn), as well as Priisk Solovievsky. In particular, Priisk Solovievsky yielded 782 kg of gold, up…
Ukraine: DTEK miners burned in methane ignition
At night there was a methane ignition at the DTEK Novodonetskaya mine. As the result 4 miners got light burns. The ignition occurred on the No. 3 northern face. At the time 122 miners were in the shaft. All of them returned to the surface. (Ukrainian metal)
