In early January the demand for the pipe products of the Belarus Iron and Steel Works increased by 2 thousand tons as compared with the average monthly level in 2016. According to the company statement, in January BMZ intends to produce 11 thousand tons of pipes and sell some 10.5 thousand tons. Some 70% will…
In 2016 Central Asia Metals produced 14.02 thousand tons of copper, up by 16.1% YoY. According to the company statement, in Q4 copper output dropped by 17.8% YoY, to 3.01 thousand tons. Copper sales in 2016 increased by 15.8% YoY, to 13.938 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
The Zabaikalsky Krai governor Natalia Zhdanova has met the aide to the Norilsk Nickel vice-president Sergei Samoilov and the director of the tax department Andrei Kizimov. The parties discussed cooperation between the authorities of the Krai and the Bystrinsky Mining and Processing Works to be put into operation in Q4. “We are absolutely sure that…
On January 16, Corum Group completed the delivery of headgear to ArcelorMittal Temirtau. According to the company statement, the lot comprised 4 units of machinery, with the first produced and delivered in November 2016. Corum Group also supplies electric equipment and cleaning machinery to Kazakhstan. (Ukrainian metal)
Private limited company Metinvest B.V. (the Netherlands) has increased its share in the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works from 74.722268% to 99.322555%. According to the group’s statement, its stake of voting shares in Mariupol Ilyich is now 99.619059%. Ilyich-Steel share in Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works decreased from 24.494605% of ordinary shares and…
VSMPO-Avisma Corporation has affirmed the investment plan for 2017. According to the general director Mikhail Voyevodin, the total investment funds this year will reach 10 billion rubles. The sheet-rolling complex will have to finish the investment project of plate straightening and annealing machine implementation. The smelting complex and the mechanical treatment shop will also draw…
PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih continues educating children of company’s employees in English and IT-technologies at specialized schools “SmartStart English with ArcelorMittal” and “SmartStart IT with ArcelorMittal”. From January 13 till February 3, PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih opens the application submission from company’s employees who want their children to study English or computer sciences. In the…
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine (AMMC) has completed a project worth $75.2 million to expand its main source of raw material – the Kalmakyr copper-porphyry deposit, a representative of the AMMC reported. The project envisaged involving the non-registered (extra-balance) ores of the quarry, making it possible to increase the volume of ore processing by 4…