In 2016 Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel, increased galvanized rope wire deliveries to cable companies by 32% YoY, to 2.5 thousand tons. BMK supplies galvanized rope wire with 0.75-2.5 mm diameter to 8 local cable works. The wire is corrosion-resistant and is used to armor cables for oil and gas industry.…
In 2016 Interpipe increased its range of products for oil and gas industries by starting producing short reducers. According to the company statement, reducers are used to get the correct length of casing or compressor pipes, when the standard pipe is not enough. Now Interpipe produces 60.3-339.7 mm diameter and 0.6-5 m length short reducers…
Evraz ZSMK has started producing 60E 1 rails with 100 m length. Evraz became the first company in Russia to produce these rails. Evraz is also working on improving logistics to increase geography of delivery. 60 E1 rails can be used both for passenger transportation and for cargo transportation. At present Evraz ZSMK can produce…
In January-September the United Mining and Chemical Company produced 220 thousand tons of ilmenite concentrate, up by 11% YoY. According to the company statement, rutile concentrate output went up by 3.9% YoY, to 39.4 thousand tons, while that of zirconium concentrate increased by 6.8% YoY, to 20.8 thousand tons. Because the world titanium raw materials…
In January-October Kazakhstan exported 285.3 thousand tons of coated rolled metal to Russia, up by 9.2% YoY. Galvanized steel exports went up by 13.3% YoY, to 193.1 thousand tons. The average price for galvanized steel on the border between Russia and Kazakhstan in October totaled $725.7 per ton, up by 30% YoY. Polymeric-coated steel exports…
The European Union has imposed a 12.5% antidumping duty on rebars and rolled wire produced by the Belarus Iron and Steel Works for 5 years. The duty was imposed following the complaint of Eurofer. The volume of the duty is preliminary, the investigation will last for 6 months. According to the statement, the Belarus rebars…
In November bulk 6% moisture coke output in Ukraine decreased by 6.7% MoM, or by 70 thousand tons, to 978 thousand tons. In January-November Ukraine produced 11725 thousand tons of bulk coke, up by 10.9% YoY, or by 1153 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
The Republic of Khakasia intends to start producing steel rope at the Abaz monocity. The project presupposes the creation of 2 lines to produce 3.5-35 mm diameter rope (GOST 2688-80, 7688-80, 3077-80). Siemens will supply the equipment. Steel rope production will start in 5 years. (Ukrainian metal)