Rusal intends to construct a terminal in the free port of Vanino with the alumina throughput capacity of 1.5 million tons. The capacity could be increased to 3 million tons per year. The investments total 5.4 billion rubles, with 2 billion planned on behalf of the state. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2016 Bratsk Ferroalloys Works, a part of Mechel, produced 31 thousand tons of FS-75 ferrosilicon, up by 27% YoY. The output growth has to do with the price and demand increase on world markets. Most of the products are exported to Japan, USA and Canada to be used in metal manufacture. In 2016 BZF…
Prices of the metal raw materials could decrease by 10-15% YoY in 2017, according to Severstal chairman Alexei Mordashov. “World steel consumption resumed its growth, but China is slowing down its steel production. I believe we can expect prices to start falling, though they are unlikely to drop below early 2016 level”, he said. (Ukrainian…
In January StalTrans plans to keep its metal wares shipments on the level of 2.7 thousand tons. According to the company statement, in December 2016 metal wares deliveries increased by 16% MoM, to 2.7 thousand tons. The growth was seen in wire (by 12%, to 1.5 thousand tons) and nails (by 37%, to 1.1 thousand…
The Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Smelter (KrAZ, part of Rusal) is to implement the construction of a new foundry complex for the production of cylinder ingots of 230 mm to 457 mm diameter. The capacity of the new production complex will comprise 120,000 tons per year. The foundry equipment installation is near completion. The complex is to…
According to the minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik, 11 new long faces have been selected that can be put into operation in the near future and increase coal output. The ministry intends to mine some 25 thousand tons of coal per day. Nasalik also noted the mine debts for electricity, which reached…
In 2016 Ukraine produced 1.028 million tons of ferroalloys, up by 16% YoY. According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers, silicomanganese output went up by 16.7% YoY, to 814.97 thousand tons, ferromanganese – by 19%, to 104.47 thousand tons, and ferrosilicon – 101.42 thousand tons, to 12.5%. At the same time production of metallic…
In 2016 volumes of industrial output in Belarus totaled Br79.4 billion, down by 0.4% YoY. According to the National Statistics Committee, output volumes in mining industry reached 99.3%, in processing – 99.9%. In December 2016 industrial output increased by 5.1% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
