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…
Beringpromugol has finished constructing the customs point at the Beringovsky port on Chukotka. The point will start operating in July. The company is ready to export coal. In May coal mining was suspended to construct the customs point and the road. This year the Fandyushkinskoye deposits are supposed to yield 400 thousand tons of coal.…
Within the modernization program Uchaly Mining and Processing Works has purchased 2 Caterpillar R1600H load-haul-dump machines at 32 million rubles apiece. The volume of their ladles is 5 cubic meters. The new machines will be used at the Uzelginsky mine. (Ukrainian metal)
According to the State Fiscal Service, in May Ukraine exported 3.703 million tons of iron ore raw materials, up by 142 thousand tons YoY. In January-May Ukraine exported 15.7 million tons of iron ore raw materials, down by 1.9 million tons YoY. Deliveries to Slovakia increased by 456 thousand tons, while to China dropped by…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works has successfully passed the rebars manufacture audit for the correspondence to the Austrian standard. The certificate obtained opens a new export destination for the company. The audit has been carried out by Wien-Zert. The reinforcement steel of grade V550V and the diameter 102-20 mm has been checked. Following the audit…
Because of the reforming of the coal industry it is possible to save 1.5 billion UAH per year, which could be used to modernize coal enterprises. “Our task is to create conditions to decrease coal mining prime cost, increase gas coal output, provide for the social protection of miners and the clearest process of buying…
The state enterprise Selidovugol has ordered the scientific-manufacturing company Gornye Mashiny (Mining Machines) the delivery of mining equipment valued at 213.53 million UAH. By April 2018 the company will have supplied 102.73 million UAH worth of powered support sections; a flight conveyor (64.69 million UAH) and a winning machine (46.11 million UAH). The conveyor and…