A conveyor belt with coal on it has caught fire at a facility of Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) in the city of Chelyabinsk, the regional department of the Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement. In total, 200 line meters of the conveyor belt between a coal beneficiation facility and an eighth…
Vorkutaugol has finished modernization of the Pechorskaya Central Processing Factory. The total cost of the investment project is 1.35 billion rubles. The program started in 2012, and the factory has been operating all the time. As the result, the factory capacity increased by 65%, from 7.5 million tons of coal to 11.5 million tons of…
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.9* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.499* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max October 396 482 347 400 375 395 November 396 497 357 469 425 435 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 30.11.16…
In 2016 Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel, started producing 12 new types of metal wares: wire, rope and bands for various industries. In particular, BMK started producing steel spring wire for automobiles, AiSi 304 stainless steel wire with high corrosion- and heat-resistant qualities for various industries. The works also supplied new…
In January-November Donetsk region (without the ATO zone) increased industrial output by 5.4% YoY. In November output went up by 10.2% YoY, but dropped by 1.5% MoM. Metal and metal wares output increased by 7.7%, mining and quarrying – by 7.9%, coke – by 16.7%. In November metal and metal wares output dropped by 6.7%…
In mid-December Corum Group shipped the second roadheader to ArcelorMittal Temirtau. According to the company statement, the machine will operate at Kazakhstanskaya mine. The total lot of the machinery ordered comprises 4 pieces. The first one was produced in October and shipped in November. The final shipment is scheduled for January 2017. (Ukrainian metal)
On December 21, Boeing and VSMPO-Avisma announced the decision to increase Ural Boeing Manufacturing works capacities. The new site will process titanium formings for all the Boieng aircraft, including the new 737 MAX and 777X models. The new site will open in Q1 2018. (Ukrainian metal)
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel, is increasing the range and output volumes of its measuring bars. A new site has been created at the works with two-dozen specialized mills. The site will produce rods with 6-10 mm diameter. 70 new jobs will be created and the company will be able to…