Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel, is increasing the range and output volumes of its measuring bars. A new site has been created at the works with two-dozen specialized mills. The site will produce rods with 6-10 mm diameter. 70 new jobs will be created and the company will be able to…
In January-November raw nickel output in Russia decreased by 16.4% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in November raw nickel output dropped by 28.5% YoY and by 0.5% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-November Poltava Mining and Processing Works, a part of Ferrexpo, exported 10.2million tons of iron ore pellets. The products were shipped to Europe and the Near East, as well as Japan, Korea and China. In the same period Central GOK exported 2 million tons of pellets, with Karelsky okatysh exporting 4.439 million tons, Mikhaylovsky…
The Ministry of energy and coal industry has set a goal to decrease the dependence on the anthracite coal, supplied from the ATO zone, by 30% per year. “In 3 years we have to be completely independent of this coal”, the minister Igor Nasalik said. According to him, on March 1, 2017 the second block…
Ukraine intends to clear its salary debts to the state miners by January 2017. According to the minister of energy coal industry Igor Nasalik, all the debts will be cleared by January 1, 2017. “The miners will be celebrating the New Year’s Day and the Christmas with enough money”, he said. In spring 2016 the…
KazElMash has opened a new works in Shymkent on the winding manufacture and the capital repairs of engines. The cost of the project is 75 million tenge, with 30 jobs created and the project capacity of 12 tons of rolled wire per year. This is the only works to produce winding in the South Kazakhstan…
In January-November raw copper output in Russia increased by 0.1%. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, copper plates, sheets, bars and bands output went up by 4.9% YoY, of rods and sections – by 19.2%, while that of wire dropped by 14.2% and of foil – by 9.4%. (Ukrainian metal)
Pervouralsk New Pipe Works, a part of ChTPZ, will supply 4 thousand tons of compressor-pump pipes to Canada. According to the contract, the company will supply 60.3 mm diameter and 4.8 mm wall thickness as well as 73 mm diameter and 5.51 mm wall thickness pipes with the length of 9.3-9.8 meters made of J55L80-1…