The minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Igor Nasalik visited Severodonetsk in Lugansk region and met with the state regional administration. Nasalik said that the regional mines would receive financing of 1 billion UAH under government guaranties. “I have come to the Lugansk region to help. I want to see the situation at…
Three Cyprus-based companies, affiliated with Interpipe, have purchased 19.3% Nikopol South Pipe Works shares each from Transportno-Investitsionnye Tekhnologii LLC. The TIT LLC share decreased from 96.689302% to 38.675721%, while the share of Plamsted Limited increased from 0.000027% to 19.337914%, that of Wolbert Company Limited – from 0% to 19.33786%, and of Kamset Holdings Limited from…
In January-October Krivoy Rog Iron Ore Industrial Complex produced 4.13 million tons of iron ore, down by 10.8% YoY. According to the company statement, in October KZhRK produced 449 thousand tons of ore, up from 440 thousand tons in September. In 2015 the company produced 5.46 million tons of iron ore, down by 6.7% YoY.…
Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works continues its autumn repair campaign. In particular the company has finished the overhaul of its sintering machine No. 4. Severstal Russian Steel spent 40 million rubles on repairs. (Ukrainian metal)
Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works is facing complete halt because of Ukrzaliznytsia. “EMZ that has just finished its blast furnace No. 5 repairs might not put into operation, and that’s some 45 thousand tons of pig iron or $20 million of revenues in November”, Ukrmetallurgprom chairman Alexander Kalenkov said. According to him, the works is…
On November 15, Daryal put its second line of flux-cored wire into operation. “We have put all our newest techniques and developments into the line. We hope it will allow us not only to increase output, but also to meet the requirements of the most demanding consumers, among them the largest iron and steel works…
The Kremenchuk Steel Works plans to resume operation on December 5 and start producing railroad car casts. According to the company director Victor Samusenko, in 2017 Ukraine will need some 14 thousand car sets. “We are prepared for this. That is why the company resumed operation”, he said. Samusenko believes the company products will be…
The Russian government will unlikely hold an auction for the Sukhoi Log gold deposit in the Irkutsk region this year, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Sergei Donskoi reported. “A decision has not been made, and I would like to say officially that the auction will not most likely take place this year”, he said. In…
