Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant will buy anthracite coal from the South African Republic, if Ukraine experiences a sharp shortage of it. “We have worked out this issue. If there is no way to buy anthracite coals in Ukraine, we have a plan B. Though we do try to buy coal from Ukrainian suppliers or in Kazakhstan”,…
In July-December power-generating company Centrenergo plans to buy 1.6 billion UAH worth of coal from DTEK Sverdlovskantrazit. In 2015 Centrenergo produced 8422.15 million kW-h of electricity, down by 32.7% YoY. Its net profits fell 3.4 times, to 21.85 million UAH, with net income down by 9.2%, to 6863.84 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
The representative of the Opposition block Vladimir Gusak has addressed the minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik, asking him to explain the situation with miners not receiving salary. “To understand the problems of the coal industry, I will give you an example. Debts for electricity amount to 10 billion UAH. So there is…
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR66.0825* min max April 484 484 May 484 484 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.05.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (Ukrainian Metal)
In January-June major Ukrainian pipe companies produced 398.4 thousand tons of pipes, down by 7.1% YoY, with June output on the level of 69.3 thousand tons down from 70.5 thousand tons in May. Khartsyzsk Pipe Works, situated in the ATO zone, produced 2.8 thousand tons of pipes as opposed to 66.3 thousand last year. In…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has paid 50% of the so-called 13th salary for the first six months of work. According to the company statement, on July 12-13, all the money was transferred to the personal accounts of the employees. The company also decided to pay this salary to the mobilized employees for the period of January-June.…
The supervisory board of Zaporozhye Aluminum Works has appointed the State Property Fund of Ukraine directorate head Svetlana Bezverkhaya its chairman. SPF department director Irina Lepyavko has been appointed deputy chairman, while the SPF chief specialist Natalia Pavlyuk – secretary of the board. All of them have been appointed for 2 years and 9 months.…
The state coal market operator Derzhvuglepostach (DVP) has problems selling coal of state mining companies. “For the past two years the demand for electricity has fallen dramatically. Eastern territories have been taken from us, Energoatom loadings have increased. So, yes, there are problems with sales”, said the company director Andrei Plyugin. DVP sells only gas-generating…