Evonik Industries (Germany) has started the overall quality certification of the Zaporozhye Titanium and Magnesium Works products, a part of Group DF. As the result of the certification ZTMK intends to receive the right to sell its products to the German company. In particular ZTMK plans to supply titanium tetrachloride. The parties started negotiations in…
In January-September Zaporozhye Aluminum Works, the sole primary aluminum producer in Ukraine, received 527.33 million UAH of losses, down 2.5 times, or by 809.55 million UAH YoY. According to the company statement, its net income totaled 1 million UAH (no income in January-September 2015). In Q3 ZALK received 245.74 million UAH of losses. (Ukrainian metal)
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR63.16* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.897* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max min max August 445 659 398 413 370 380 360 385 September 424 659 387 454 390 400 380 400…
Belarus, that has previously blocked duties on ferrosiliomanganese imported from Ukraine to the Eurasian Economic Union, has now agreed to impose a protective measure in exchange for the 20% discount from ChEMK (Chelyabinsk Electrometallurgical Works). In June the EEC imposed a 5-year duty of 26.35% on Ukrainian ferrosiliomanganese (Ukraine supplied $200 million worth of ferrosiliomanganese…
In H1 2016 Ukraine produced 5.5 million tons of bulk coke, up by 27% YoY. This decreased coke imports by 33%, to 535 thousand tons. ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih traditionally imports coke from ArcelorMittal Poland, with 382.5 thousand tons imported in H1. Another major supplier is Russia (268.6 thousand tons). But Russian coke is bought by…
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR63.16* Export, Ukraine, $/t, DAP Ukrainian border Export, Russia, $/t, DAP Russian border min max min max min max August 567 796 521 571 472 762 September 567 796 521 571 472 762 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 30.09.16 according to…
In September Ukraine exported 2637 thousand tons of iron ore raw materials, down by 21.6% MoM, or by 725 thousand tons. “In January-September Ukraine exported 29.9 million tons of iron ore raw materials, down by 4.8 million tons YoY. Exports to Japan, Serbia and Korea grew the most, while exports to China (down by 5.2…
In 2017 Severstal plans to decrease steel smelting due to the overhauling campaign at its main asset – the Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. “But the negative effect will be limited. Perhaps, it will reach 1-2% YoY”, Severstal financial director Alexei Kulichenko said. Sales will remain on 2016 levels. In January-September Severstal received $1.3 billion…