In June, Kazakhstan produced 327.56 thousand tons of steel, down from 419.45 thousand tons in May and by 11.7% YoY. In H1, steel output grew by 18.1% YoY, to 2.151 million tons. Manufacture of flat rolled metal totaled 211.55 thousand tons in June, down by 4.1% YoY and from 290.49 thousand tons in May. In…
In June, Ukraine exported 52.1 thousand tons of ferroalloys valued at $78.9 million, up by 8.3% and by 47% YoY respectively. According to the State Customs Service, in 6 months Ukraine increased ferroalloys export revenue by 1.4%, to $412.3 million, while decreasing the export by 16.5%, to 319.4 thousand tons. The share of ferroalloys in…
As of July 13, the Vitim miners’ team has extracted 840 kg of alluvial gold in Irkutsk region, down by 4% YoY. Last year, the company extracted 2,515 kg of gold, down by 19%. Vitim owns 59 prospecting and extracting licenses. (Ukrainian metal)
In June, Ukraine exported 226.6 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 15.1% YoY, valued at $121.7 million, up by 72.8%. According to the State Customs Service, in 6 months, revenue grew by 71.1%, to $722.6 million, with 1.5 million tons exported, up by 0.6%. USA was the main customer with the share of 56.5%.…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih supports the imposition of a ferrous scrap export ban until the end of 2023. According to the company CEO Mauro Longobardo, the main buyers of Ukrainian scrap are Turkish metal plants. Using cheaper raw materials from Ukraine they later create competition for Ukrainian companies on their own market. “Scrap goes to Turkey,…
In January-June, Ukraine increased export of ferrous scrap 13.7-fold YoY, to 230.97 thousand tons, including 84.63 thousand tons in June. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports have grown 19.2-fold, to $82.86 million. Imports went up by 36.6%, to 12.55 thousand tons valued at $22.331 million, up 2.1-fold. The main suppliers were…
In January-June, Ukraine decreased imports of nickel ore and concentrate by 32.6% YoY, to 617.496 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms imports decreased by 37.2%, to $28.933 million. Guatemala supplied all the ore. (Ukrainian metal)
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih begins a complex reconstruction of its blast furnace No. 9 valued at $270 million. Following the reconstruction the blast furnace will reduce dust emission. Now the furnace produces 9200 tons of pig iron per day. After reconstruction it will use not only sinter but also pellets as raw materials. Pig iron output…