Metalloinvest and United Metallurgical Company (OMK) have signed a long-term contract for the supply of steel billets for the production of seamless railway wheels. Round cast billets with a diameter of 455 mm will be produced at Ural Steel, a part of Metalloinvest, and will be delivered to the Vyksa Steel Works (VMZ, Nizhny Novgorod…
In January-December 2016 Neva-Metal CJSC (stevedoring company of Severstal) handled about 3.2 million tons of cargo, down by 2% YoY. Container throughput totaled about 96,000 TEUs. CJSC Neva-Metal is a part of a transport division of Severstal Russian Steel of Severstal Group. Neva-Metal specializes in transshipment of containerized and general cargo delivered to its terminal…
Russia’s coal output fell by 2.7% YoY but grew by 2.7% MoM in December 2016, the Federal State Statistics Service said. It increased by 3.4% YoY, to 385 million tons in 2016. Russia’s production of iron ore concentrate grew by 0.3% YoY, to 101 million tons in 2016, and production of metallurgical coal coke rose…
At least 550,960 ounces or 17,136.78 tons of gold were produced at Kumtor mine located in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan in 2016, Centerra Gold Inc. reported. Kumtor mine exceeded the mid-point (540,000 ounces) of Centerra’s favorably revised gold production outlook issued after last year’s third quarter. Kumtor’s production forecast for 2017 is expected to be…
In December 2016 Ukraine produced 1.9 million tons of pig iron, 2 million tons of steel and 1.8 million tons of rolled metal. As of January 17, 21 out of 28 blast furnaces (75%), 18 out of 21 converters (86%), 8 out of 9 open-hearth furnaces (89%) and 5 out of 16 electric-arc furnaces (31%)…
In February Ukrainian metal companies are expected to produce 1.9 million tons of steel. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, pig iron output could total 1.8 million tons, while that of rolled metal – 1.6 million tons. Ukrmetallurgprom’s forecast for January was 2 million tons of steel and pig iron each, as well as 1.8 million tons of…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has decreased gas usage while heating billets at mill-1700. “We used to heat the billets twice. Because the slabs are thick we had to heat them in the heating furnace No. 5, then sent them to the reduction mill to reduce the thickness to 135-140 mm, following by the…
Poltava Mining and Processing Works is studying the possibility of the construction of the pulverized coal injection machine to stop using the expensive natural gas. PGOK representatives visited ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih to get acquainted with the PCI machine, put into operation in 2016 at the blast furnace No. 9. In January-August 2016 PGOK decreased gas…