In January-March Kaz Minerals produced 52.1 thousand tons of copper, up by 16% QoQ and by 130% YoY. The group mined 16.9 million tons of ore, up by 27% QoQ and by 59% YoY, the average copper content in the ore was 0.8%. Zinc concentrate output decreased from 19.2 thousand tons in Q4 2016 to…
In January-March enterprises of Kuzbassrazrezugol, a part of UMMC, mined 10.8 million tons of coal, including 1.5 million tons of coking coal, up by 300 thousand tons YoY. The group sold 10 million tons of coal, up by 500 thousand tons YoY, with 2.9 million tons delivered to the local consumers and 7.1 million tons…
Russia is capable of considerably substituting aluminum imports by 2020. According to the Aluminum Association, at present Russia imports some 250 thousand tons of aluminum products. This is mostly aluminum plates, sections, etc. “Our aluminum industry has enough potential to manufacture these products. By 2020 semi-finished products imports could de substituted with local products at…
The Cabinet of Ministers is carrying out a number of projects to decrease coal consumption. According to the Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman, the construction of the electricity line from Rovenskaya NPP to Kievskaya substation will allow saving some 1.44 million tons of coal per year. Reconstruction of Dnestr HNPP will yield the economy of 700…
In January-March the volume of industrial output in Donetsk region (not counting the antiterrorist operation zone) decreased by 9.1% YoY, in March the drop was 8.2% MoM and 21.8% YoY. March saw the decrease in metal output by 1% MoM and by 12.4% YoY, and coke – by 8% and by 42.4% respectively. Coal mining…
In March, according to the railroad statistics, Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works received 3632 tons of ferrous scrap, down by 28% MoM and by 30% YoY. For the last 5 months scrap deliveries to the works (below 4 thousand tons) have been the lowest in 10 years. In Q1 scrap deliveries totaled 13.5 thousand tons,…
In January-February Russia imported 252 thousand tons of steel products from Ukraine, up 2.2-fold YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, the cost of imports reached $150 million, up 3.2-fold YoY. Flat rolled steel accounts for 50% of imports, up 1.64-fold YoY, with value up 3.3-fold. 40% falls on shapes and bars (up 4.5-fold and…
In January-March Mechel-Materials almost doubled the grinded slag production, to 40 thousand tons. The grinded slag improves concrete characteristics. Mechel-Materials started manufacturing this product in 2014. In the production the blast slag from Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works is used. (Ukrainian metal)