In May railroad transportation of ferrous metals decreased by 3.3% YoY, to 5.9 million tons. From the beginning of the year the railroad transported 29.8 million tons of ferrous metals, down by 0.4% YoY. Ferrous metals exports to Italy decreased by 30%, to Spain by 75% and to Egypt by 60%. At the same time,…
Mechel shareholders at the annual meeting decided to spend 1.426 billion rubles to pay dividends for 2016 (10.28 rubles per premium share). Thus the company will spend 20% of its 2016 profits on dividends. In 2016 Mechel for the first time received profit of 7.1 billion rubles. Last time Mechel paid dividends in 2011: 31.28…
Stoilensky, part of NLMK Group, has produced its three-millionth ton of pellets at its pelletizing plant, one of the largest in Europe. Launched in November 2016, the pelletizing plant was recognized as the 2016 Event of the Year in the Russian steel industry by experts at the Metal-Expo’2016 international exhibition. The plant has a design…
In January-June Zaporizhstal, one of the largest taxpayers of Zaporozhye region and Ukraine, produced 1.582 million tons of rolled metal, down by 8.9% YoY. Steel output decreased by 4.8%, to 1.893 million tons, pig iron – by 9.7%, to 1.67 million tons. In June Zaporizhstal produced 276.1 thousand tons of pig iron, 306.1 thousand tons…
In January-June Ukraine produced 9.641 million tons of steel, down from 11.916 million tons in H1 2016. Pig iron output dropped from 11.92 million tons to 9.404 million tons, rolled metal – from 10.512 million tons to 7.857 million tons. In January-May steel manufacture decreased by 17.7% YoY, to 8.708 million tons, pig iron –…
In January-June Ukraine produced 5.037 million tons of bulk coke, down by 22.5% YoY. In particular Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works decreased output from 1.468 million tons to 1.272 million tons, Alchevsk Coke and Chemical Works – from 900 thousand tons to 125 thousand tons, Makeevkoks – from 503 thousand tons to 127 thousand tons,…
In January-June Ukraine produced 505.9 thousand tons of steel pipes, up by 27.46% YoY. Niko-Tube increased output from 95 thousand tons to 141 thousand tons, Nizhnedneprovsk Pipe-Rolling Works – from 74 thousand tons to 125 thousand tons. UTiST produced 1.4 thousand tons of pipes, up from 1.3 thousand tons, Centravis – 9.1 thousand tons, Khartsyzsk…
In Q1 Metinvest doubled its investments into capital construction YoY, to $103 million. The mining segment accounted for 71% of investments (46% in Q1 2016), while metal segment –28% (52%). The main investments at Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works include the construction of the continuous casting machine No. 4 and the reconstruction of the…