Evraz has postponed the sale of Evraz NMTP in Nakhodka. Novoport, one of the probable buyers of the port, offered $250 million. In late November 2016 Evraz started looking for buyers of a 100% stake in NMTP. A dozen buyers could purchase the asset, including companies from China and Kazakhstan. The main advantage that makes…
Kyrgyzstan is studying a ban on the export of gold concentrate abroad and is considering the possibility of building a copper plant, the State Committee of Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use reported. It is noted that the Kyrgyz delegation headed by the chairman of the State Committee Duishenbek Zilaliev visited Balkhash copper smelting plant. The…
In January-February Ukraine exported $122.1 million worth of metal wares, with $63.47 million exported in February. According to the State Fiscal Service, metal wares imports increased by 24.8%, to $108.02 million ($62.34 million in February). In 2016 Ukraine exported $689.81 million worth of metal wares, down by 24.8% YoY, while imports grew by 23.8%, to…
The AzerGold company, which is engaged in exploration, development and management of non-ferrous metal deposits, plans to produce almost 1.3 tons of gold and two tons of silver at the Chovdar mine in Azerbaijan’s Dashkasan district in 2017, according to the report on the activities of the Azerbaijani government for 2016. In the subsequent years,…
Rosterminalugol JSC, the largest dedicated coal port in the Baltic region, a part of Russia’s largest coal port holding Port Management Company LLC, says it has loaded the largest batch of coal in the company history. According to the terminal’s press center, 111,339 tons of coal delivered to the port in 1,560 wagons were loaded…
In January-February Ukraine exported 17.78 thousand tons of ferrous scrap valued at $3.655 million, up by 77.9% and by 70.7% YoY respectively. Scrap imports increased by 63.2% YoY, to 6.755 thousand tons, valued at $4.878 thousand, up 4.1-fold. Turkey (79.87%), Moldova (16.6%) and Russia (3.5%) were the main suppliers of scrap, with Turkey (92.97%), the…
In January-February Ukraine exported $1.346 billion worth of ferrous metals, up by 46.3% YoY. According to the State Fiscal Service, ferrous metals amounted to 21.48% in the total export as opposed to 19.48% in January-February 2016. In February ferrous metals export revenues reached $691.81 million. In January-February Ukraine imported $114.98 million ($60.53 million in February)…
Uralmashzavod will supply 1 thousand tons of back-up rolls for hot-rolling to ArcelorMittal Temirtau. According to the company statement, the rolls will be supplied in Q3-4. Uralmashzavod has finished the first stage of its roll manufacture modernization, which allows it to increase output and improve quality. (Ukrainian metal)
