In January-March Chelyabinsk Pipe Works received 608.2 million rubles of net losses against 2.4 billion rubles on net profits in Q1 2016. The group income dropped by 10% YoY, to 24.775 billion rubles. Sales profits decreased to 1.2 billion rubles from 4.3 billion rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
The stock of anthracite coal at thermal power plants in a week decreased by 22.9%, to 30.5 thousand tons. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, all coal grades stocks at the thermal and heating power plants decreased in a week by 13.7%, to 90.6 thousand tons. At the same time stocks of…
In April Zaporizhstal increased pig iron output by 4% YoY and steel by 5.4%. According to the company statement, it produced 279.6 thousand tons of pig iron, 317.3 thousand tons of steel and 265.8 thousand tons of rolled metal. Steel and pig iron output increase has to do with the increased operation of blast furnaces…
As of May 1, Druza LLC (a gold-mining company from Irkutsk) mined 229 kg of ore gold at the Nevskoye deposit. The company also owns the Bolshoy Dogaldyn alluvial gold site. Sand washing will begin there in June. This year the company intends to process 850 thousand tons of ore and 100 thousand cubic meters…
In 2016 Yekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works increased output by 20%, and precious metals refining by 10%. The company earnings decreased by 12% YoY, to $346 million, with exports amounting to $235 million. Net profits dropped to $8 million from $23 million in 2015. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2016 Trubprom started developing new manufacture – large diameter pipes of stainless steel. According to the company director Ilya Vorontsov, last year Trubprom received trial orders, and this year it has many more. The company has also modernized the mill, having increased the range of products. (Ukrainian metal)
Severstal has started producing the DP600 dual phase ferrite-martensite pickled hot-rolled steel with increased strength. This steel is used in the manufacture of wheel disks and automobile parts. The new steel grade is manufactured at the 2000 mill in the Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works sheet shop. “DP600 steel grade will allow us to increase…
In January-March Ukraine mined 10 million tons of coal, down by 3.3% YoY, or by 327.8 thousand tons. In particular, power-generating coal output reached 8.6 million tons, up by 7.8% YoY, or by 616.8 thousand tons, coking coal – 1.8 million tons, down by 13.9%, or by 289 thousand tons. Despite the total increase in…