In February Kraft Group supplied the 100th batch of rolled metal to Leroy Merlin. The companies have been cooperating for more than half a year. During this period Kraft Group sent 500 trucks with Euro-standard rebars to the store. Kraft Group supplies metal to 12 Leroy Merlin stores in Moscow and Moscow region, as well…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works has finished the reconstruction of the sulfur-recovery machines in the sinter factory No. 2. According to the company information, the sulfur-recovery system of the sinter factory No. 2 provides for the 95% purification of gases. The first purification system was put into operation in 2015, the second and the third…
The processing factory of the Korshunovsky Mining and Processing Works, a part of Mechel, has put into operation 2 dust extraction machines for gas-purification after repairs. The renewed machinery will improve extraction efficiency and provide more comfortable working condition for the employees. The total cost of the repairs reached 1 million rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
The Cabinet of Ministers will create a state commission to check all coalmining companies in Ukraine on labor safety and personal protection. “This is (the explosion at Stepnaya mine) the case when we have not only to find out what happened but also to understand what is going on at other mines with labor safety.…
The port of Antwerp says Russia is its fourth-largest trading partner. In 2016 the port handled 11.2 million tons of cargo from or destined for the world’s largest country. Steel and container freight continue to do particularly well in this area. In 2016 steel imports from Russia rose from 268,000 to no less than 424,000…
In 2016 Kazakhmys Corporation produced 225.657 thousand tons of copper cathodes, up by 2.5% YoY, or by 5.4 thousand tons. The average copper contents in ore totaled 0.95%, up by 1.1% YoY. In 2016 Kazakhmys factories processed 29.8 million tons of ore. This year the corporation intends to produce 232.6 thousand tons of copper cathodes.…
In January the USA imported 2.512 million tons of steel, up by 4.6% YoY and by 2.6% MoM. In particular, Russia increased steel exports by 73.5% YoY, while India – by 237.8%. Still Russia wasn’t able to get into the top steel suppliers list. The list consists of South Korea (311 thousand tons, up by…
Moscow hosted a round table on metal market situation. Among the presenters were Zhanna Pets, the ChTPZ information-analytical department director, Arthur Krasavin, Mechel-Service marketing department director, and Zhanna Raus, Dialvest development director. In particular, Zhanna Pets reported on pipe market situation, noting that in 2017 it would decrease by 1% YoY, to 9.99 million tons.…