Tajikistan: TALCO output down in 2021

In 2021, Tajikistan decreased aluminum manufacture by 28% YoY, to 61 thousand tons. The drop was due to the delays in delivery of raw materials. In June 2021, the company reported inability to receive components from China needed for electrolyzers. Exports reached 50 thousand tons, down by 38 thousand tons. This year, TALCO plans to…

Kazakhstan: metal output up in January 2022

In January, Kazakhstan produced 359.945 thousand tons of non-refined steel, up by 5% YoY. In December 2021, the output totaled 387.484 thousand tons. Flat rolled metal manufacture grew by 39.3%, to 22.5 thousand tons (350.55 thousand tons in December 2021). At the same time production of ferroalloys dropped by 18.4%, to 155.097 thousand tons. (Ukrainian…

Ukraine: Metinvest unites DKHZ and DMK under one brand

The Metinvest enterprise in Kamenskoye has received a new name – Kametstal. The company comprises metallurgical and by-product manufactures (earlier Dneprovskiy Iron and Steel Combine and Dneprovskiy By-Product Coke Plant). The enterprise employs over 9 thousand people. The main products are blast furnace coke, continuous-cast and pipe billets, as well as rolled metal. Kametstal is…