In January-May Azerbaijan obtained 1741.6 kg of gold, up 2.2-fold YoY. According to the State Statistics Committee, in May gold output totaled 1369.5 kg, up from 187.2 kg in May 2016. Last year Azerbaijan mined 1894.1 kg of gold, down by 15% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine has announced a tender for insurance services. According to the company statement, a participant of the tender should be a legal entity, should have letters of recommendation and experience of working with iron and steel works. (Ukrainian metal)
Since the year start Zabaikalsky region has yielded 2001.02 kg of gold and 9.1 million tons of coal. In May the output was 1009.5 kg of gold and 1.3 million tons of coal. The region also produced 148.5 tons of tungsten concentrate, 3.1 thousand tons of lead and 776 tons of zinc. At present around…
The Sredneuralsk Copper Works has finished the capital repair of its Vanukov furnace No. 2. The furnace has been put back in operation. The VF2 was shut down for the scheduled repairs in April, and the overhaul instead of 80 days lasted for 66 days. The cost of the repair was 184 million rubles. (Ukrainian…
Yug-Profil works, a part of Yug-Met, specializing in the manufacture of various sections, has put in operation the third aluminum sections extrusion line. According to the company statement, it can now produce aluminum sections of all sizes. With the third line operating Yug-Profil’s capacity will reach 1 thousand tons per month. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-May Russia produced 25.1 million tons of rolled metal, up by 1.1% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in May output decreased by 1.8% YoY and by 2.1% MoM. Pig iron output in January-May was 21.7 million tons, down by 0.2% YoY. Pipe companies increased output by 10.2% YoY and by…
NLMK has started implementing the program of gradual replacement of heat-exchanging machinery at the heating furnaces No. 3-5 of the 2000 hot-rolling mill. The furnaces are used to heat steel slabs before rolling. To decrease heat losses and the fuel expenses, the air is heated in heat exchanger by gases from the furnace. The replacement…
In January-May steel structures output totaled 1.6 million tons, up by 11.3% YoY. According to the press-service of the Federal Service of State Statistics, aluminum constructions output increased by 12% YoY, to 22.6 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)