In January-March Russia exported 10.3 million tons of ferrous metals, up by 1.3% YoY. Imports of steel pipes increased by 16.1% mostly due to the growth of supplies from CIS (by 37.2%). According to the Federal Customs Service, ferrous exports were valued at $4.4 billion, up by 57.4%. Exports to far foreign countries decreased by…
The mining company Syrymbet has joined the ranks of the Republican association of mining and metal companies. The company main asset is the deposit of the same name. Syrymbet is the only tin deposit in Kazakhstan and the largest in Central Asia. At present Kazakhstan and other CA countries import tin. The deposit reserves are…
In April Dneprospetsstal produced 21708 tons of steel, up by 0.4% MoM, as well as 14613 tons of rolled metal, up by 1.3% MoM. The total cost of the products manufactured was 699691 thousand UAH, up by 2.7% MoM. In January-April the company produced 83547 tons of steel and 56451 tons of rolled metal, up…
In 2016 Kurganstalmost exported some 24 thousand tons of metal structures to Turkmenistan, or one third of the products manufactured. The company exports increased by 168% YoY. Kurganstalmost structures were used in the construction of railroad and automobile bridges over the Amu-Darya and Karakum rivers. The company also supplied metal structures and wares for the…
Following the audit by Russkiy Registr, Gaysky Mining and Processing Works received the certificates of compliance with the new ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 versions. In particular the integrated management system of copper and copper-zinc ores mining and processing as well as copper and zinc concentrates manufacture and sales have been confirmed. “Successful transition…
In April Ukraine saw a surplus of scrap because of the drop in steel manufacture, but summer will bring the scrap shortage back. “A lot of things happened in April. First of all, the shut down of capacities on the uncontrolled territories, resulting in the scrap offer surplus, while in the first quarter there was…
In January-March Belarus Iron and Steel Works sold over 350 thousand tons of metal, up from 296 thousand tons in Q1 2016. Europe is the BMZ main sales market with 62.3%. Sales to Russia increased to 33.1%. The five largest importers of BMZ products are Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland and Lithuania. (Ukrainian metal)
Mariupol metallurgists are prepared to increase output, but the current railroad tariffs and logistics problems hamper manufacture. In particular, Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works converter shop produces over 3.5 million tons of steel per year. Next year the company will construct a new continuous cast machine. But high railroad transportation tariffs don’t allow Mariupol…