In January, Ukraine procured 118.3 thousand tons of scrap, up by 95.5% YoY. According to UAVtormet, domestic deliveries to the metal plants grew by 93.3%, to 95.5 thousand tons. Exports increased 2.7-fold, to 17.2 thousand tons. Import remained at the traditionally low level – 0.13 thousand tons in January. (Ukrainian metal)
In January, Ukraine increased coke and semi-coke imports 8.1-fold YoY, to 42.885 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, imports in monetary terms grew 7-fold, to $16.62 million. There were no coke exports in January. The main supplier was Poland (95.64% in monetary terms), followed by the Czech Republic (2.77%) and Hungary (1.59%). (Ukrainian…
Each day, more than 120 women get to the depth of several hundred meters at a DTEK mine not far from Pavlohrad – just 3% of all underground workers. After the start of the large-scale Russian invasion, DTEK mines have undergone changes. Women appeared there, who were previously forbidden to work underground. DTEK representatives say,…
The Commercial Court of Donetsk region on February 6 declared one of the largest enterprises of the temporarily occupied Bakhmut – Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works – bankrupt and launched liquidation procedures there. The works was founded in 1954 as the state enterprise and was subordinate to the Ministry of Non-Ferrous Metallurgy of the USSR. It…
In 2023, Kyrgyzstan exported 20.2 tons of gold for $1,284.3 billion, data of the National Statistical Committee said. Only 290 kilograms of precious metal worth $1.3 million were exported in 2022. Thus, last year, the volume of gold exports increased 69-fold YoY. Switzerland accounted for the main volume of exports of the precious metal —…
First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev launched a project for underground gold mining at Kumtor mine at the Situational Center of the Presidential Administration, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers reported. “This method of ore mining will help increase gold production, as well as reduce the negative…
Despite 2 years of war, Interpipe will raise wages to its employees from March. On average, salary will grow by 20%. Last time Interpipe increased wages was last year. On March 1, 2023, wages grew by 15% on average. Interpipe employs around 10 thousand people. In 2023, the company paid 4.4 billion UAH to the…
On February 15, Sukhaya Balka will hold a remote meeting of its shareholders. The enterprise is one of the major mining enterprises of Ukraine. It mines iron ore and consists of the Yubileynaya mine and the Mine named after Frunze. DCH bought the enterprise from Evraz in 2017. (Ukrainian metal)