NLMK Group, an international steelmaking company with operations in Russia, the USA and European Union, has taken steps to improve customer service by introducing guarantees of the decorative and protective properties of polymer coatings, which range from 10 to 35 years. The guarantee of the longevity of the polymer coating covers products manufactured at NLMK…
Metinvest Group, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih and Interpipe intend to take part in the Ukrzaliznytsia tender to sell 84.5 thousand tons of ferrous scrap with the initial price of 417.9 million UAH. In particular, Metinvest reported that its Metinvest-resource, the exclusive supplier of scrap to its companies, would participate in the auction. AMKR confirmed its intention…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih had to buy a batch of blast furnace coke from Columbia because of the material shortage in Ukraine. “In late April – early May AMKR received some 28 thousand tons of Columbian coke”, a source said. The works also received 15 thousand tons of Chinese coke. But the main coke supplier for…
The South Osetia company Vneshtorgservice, connected by the media with Sergey Kurchenko, has since April supplied some 140 thousand tons of iron ore valued at $18 million to the metal companies on the occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. According to the Russian Federal Customs Service, the company has started taking metal products to…
Poltava Mining and Processing Works, a part of Ferrexpo, has invested 20 million UAH in the creation of a repair service of its own railroad wagons. The repair will be carried out by the daughter company Ferrotrans. “Last October we received a license to conduct repairs of our own wagons. We’ve been moving towards this…
Rosneft has chosen the winners of its pipe purchase tender started in December 2016. The initial price of 180 billion rubles dropped by 31.3%, to 123.9 billion rubles. TMK and Gazpromtrubinvest won the largest lots. The pipes will be supplied for the development of deposits. In late April Rosneft announced another tender for the purchase…
The Kola Iron and Steel Works, a part of Nornickel, has put a new ball mill into operation at its processing factory. The mill produced at Tyazhmash costs 48 million rubles. The machinery was purchased to replace the outdated equipment and improve quality. The mill at the factory will be used for the first time.…
The analytical center of the government held a discussion of the problems of stainless steel manufacture and sales in Russia. The event was attended by the representatives of the ministry of economic development, the Russian Union of Metal Suppliers, the Pipe Industry Development Fund, the National Association of automobile Parts Manufacturers, MMK, Severstal, TMK, etc.…