The state-extracting company Ukrgazdobycha has accepted the offer of Interpipe for the delivery of casing pipes with the total weight of 11.35 thousand tons valued at 565.18 million UAH. The pipes will be supplied by 2017. Metall-Impex, Dniepropetrovsk Works of Drilling Equipment, Dniepropetrovsk Tube Works, Nefteservis, Energo-Invest and Business Global also participated in the trade.…
In January-July Zaporizhstal produced 2272.3 thousand tons of steel, down by 0.1% YoY, or by 1.5 thousand tons. According to the company statement, pig iron output increased by 0.05% YoY, or by 1 thousand tons, to 2108.9 thousand tons, while that of rolled metal went up by 1.2% YoY, or by 22.7 thousand tons, to…
In July Ukraine produced 139.5 thousand tons of manganese concentrate and sinter, down by 3.3% MoM, or by 4.7 thousand tons. According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers, in January-July manganese output dropped by 31.8% YoY, or by 253.4 thousand tons, to 543.3 thousand tons. In June Ukraine produced 144.2 thousand tons of manganese…
Dniepropetrovsk Metal Structures Works named after Babushkin has dismissed Rustem Asilgareev from the office of the general manager and appointed Helen Tarasenko acting CEO instead. Asilgareev has been in the office for 15 months. Tarasenko has been appointed for an indefinite term. Previously she worked as the financial director of the company. Neither owns company…
The state enterprise Ukrpromvneshexpertisa (UPE) believes square billet prices (FOB Black Sea) in September will increase by $15-20 per ton MoM, to $335-340 per ton. The company analysts expect the increase in demand on European markets in September, as well as in Turkey and Near East due to the start of the autumn construction period.…
The state enterprise Ukrpromvneshexpertisa (UPE) believes iron ore raw materials prices in October (Australian Fe 62% ore CFR China) will drop below $50 per ton on the world market. “We’re not yet sure how long it will last – a week, 2 or 3, but the prices will be below $50”, said the company analyst…
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has finished repairing its sintering machine No. 4. The overhaul started on July 15. In addition to the repairs the sintering machine also received the new gas-purifying system. At present the sintering machine undergoes the commissioning work. Mariupol Ilyich is one of Ukraine’s largest metal companies. It produces pipes…
Rusal started the producing 99% scandium oxide. The market price of the new product is up to $2,000 per kg. The new product output started at the Urals Aluminum Smelter (UAZ) after the installation and launch of the pilot unit for the processing of scandium concentrate into scandium oxide. Experts at Rusal Engineering and Technology…