In January-October Russia decreased palladium ingots and its alloys output by 0.1% YoY. Platinum and its ingots production dropped by 0.4% YoY. In October platinum output dropped by 33.6% YoY and by 28.5% MoM. Palladium output decreased by 30.2% YoY and by 6.2% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-October Kazakhstan produced 3521.85 thousand tons of steel, up by 11.7% YoY. According to the Ministry of economy, flat rolled metal output totaled 2476.75 thousand tons, up by 17.5% YoY, ferroalloys production reached 1595 thousand tons, up by 5.8%. Kazakhstan also mined 80.82 million tons of coal, down by 5.6% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-October Ukrainian refractory companies produced 182 thousand tons of products, up by 5% YoY. Metal wares output totaled 166 thousand tons, up by 15% YoY. Iron ore production dropped by 6%, to 62.83 million tons, concentrate – by 5%, to 52.41 million tons, At the same time iron ore raw materials output went up…
In Q3 MMK-Metiz received 160.1 million rubles of net profits, down by 34% QoQ. The drop is explained by the sales decrease: in Q3 the company sold 4.11 billion rubles worth of products, down by 13% QoQ. In January-September MMK-Metiz received 279.48 million rubles of net profits, up 12 times YoY, with sales down by…
Metinvest intends to invest around 25 million UAH into the Donetsk Medical University named after Gorky that has moved to Mariupol. “We have opened a new building of the university and started constructing another. The university has moved into our town, so we’re helping it to settle here”, the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko said. (Ukrainian…
In October Ukraine exported $59.03 million worth of ferroalloys, with imports on the level of $9.55 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main consumer of Ukrainian ferroalloys in October was Turkey ($11.43 million). In January-October Ukraine exported $578.55 million worth of ferroalloys, while imports reached $70.78 million. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September the state enterprise United Mining and Chemical Company increased its net profits 2.8 times YoY, or by 427.9 million UAH, to 666 million UAH. “This has been achieved by increasing sales in the period”, the company CEO Alexander Gladushko said. Even though world ilmenite, rutile and zircon prices haven’t increased, Volnogorsk Mining and…
Australia will hold parliamentary hearings to discuss uranium deliveries to Ukrainian nuclear power plants. According to the parliament chairman Stewart Robert, safety measures will be discussed. The authorities want to be sure that their uranium is not used to produce nuclear weapon or in other military ways. In March Ukraine and Australia signed an agreement…