The board of directors of PJSC «MMC «Norilsk Nickel», the leading global nickel and palladium producer, approved of the company’s budget for 2017. In 2016, the company successfully completed all scheduled key investment projects including the development of high-IRR brownfield mining projects in the Polar division, the ramp-up of Skalisty mine, active construction phase of…
In November Ukraine produced 1909 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 1.5% MoM, or by 29 thousand tons. In January-November pig iron output increased by 8.7% YoY, or by 1727 thousand tons, to 21646 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia’s palladium and palladium alloy output rose by 1.7% YoY and by 23.8% MoM in November, the Federal State Statistics Service said. Platinum and platinum alloy production decreased by 22.5% YoY but rose by 6.3% MoM. In January-November, palladium and palladium alloy production remained flat, while platinum and platinum alloy output fell by 2.6%. Previously,…
In November steel output decreased by 3.1% MoM, or by 62 thousand tons, to 1941 thousand tons. In January-November steel output increased by 5.6% YoY, or by 1174 thousand tons, to 22183 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In November Ukraine produced 5686 thousand tons of iron ore and concentrate, down by 4.2% MoM, or by 249 thousand tons. In particular, iron ore output totaled 802 thousand tons, down by 2.6% MoM, or by 21 thousand tons, while that of concentrate dropped by 4.5% MoM, or by 228 thousand tons to 4884 thousand…
In January-October Russia exported 2.916 million tons of raw aluminum, up by 3.9% YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, far foreign countries received 2.861 million tons of aluminum, up by 3.6% YoY, and CIS countries imported 55 thousand tons, up by 22.3%. In monetary terms aluminum exports dropped by 19.7% YoY, to $4.149 billion,…
According to Evraz Ukraine, iron ore mining was stopped at Evraz Sukhaya Balka in September. “We are carrying out repairs and other works to keep the mines in the working order. All the employees despite the halt continue receiving their wages in full”, the company corporate relations director Artem Matvienko said. It costs Evraz Ukraine…
The sintering shop of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works produced the 700-millionth ton of sinter. MMK produced 100 million tons of sinter in 1961, reaching 200 million tons in 1969, 300 million tons in 1977 and 500 million tons in 1996. November 2007 saw the production of the 600-millionth tons of sinter. The first tons…