Ukraine: Dneprometiz CEO office prolonged

The supervisory board of Dneprometiz has prolonged the office of the general manager Alexander Yakushev from January 1 till December 31, 2017. According to the company statement, the decision was taken on December 26. Yakushev has been the CEO of the company since April 1, 2014. Dneprometiz produces metal wares of low-carbon steel. It has…

Russia: pipes output down in November 2016

In November pipes output continued falling, dropping by 2.1% MoM to 839 thousand tons. In January-November steel pipes output decreased by 12.2% YoY, to 9.2 million tons. Seamless pipes output in November reached 279 thousand tons, up by 5.3% MoM, large diameter electric-welded pipes – 244 thousand tons, down by 6.2%, other electric-welded pipes –…