Ukraine: KhKZ profits down in 2016

In 2016 Kharkiv Coke Works received 1.511 million UAH of net profits, down 5.1-fold YoY. According to the company statement, its undistributed profits totaled 30.128 million UAH. In 2016 KhKZ increased current liabilities by 36.3%, to 472.47 million UAH, fixed liabilities – by 13.3%, to 470.385 million UAH. The company assets increased by 20%, to…

Ukraine: Lvivugol gets February 2017 salary

On March 28, the state enterprise Lvivugol received 11.8 million UAH of state financial support. All the money was spent to pay salary to the miners. According to the Lviv regional state administration department of fuel-energy complex and energy saving, thanks to this support, the February salary was paid in full. (Ukrainian metal)

Georgia: steel semis exports to Turkey up in January-February 2017

According to the National Statistics Office, in January-February the trade volume with Turkey, the country’s main trade partner, reached $198.39 million, including $35.04 million of exports (up by 17.3% YoY) and $163.35 million of imports (down by 3.5%). Non-alloyed steel and pig iron semi-finished products exports occupied the third position in the total Georgian exports…