Moldova Iron and Steel Works has resumed steel smelting. According to the technical director Oleg Kucherenko, this month the company plans to produce 12 thousand tons of billets. “We have received enough scrap”, he added. The Tiraspol works has been idle since August. The MMZ management has signed an agreement with scrap suppliers and now…
Severstal has increased purchases from small and medium-sized companies of Vologda region by over 1 billion rubles YoY. In January-September Severstal bought 8.7 billion rubles worth of goods and services, up by 17% YoY. “We’re actively cooperating with suppliers from Vologda region, who can provide good quality of equipment and materials on the level of…
In January-September ferrous metals throughput in the Novorossiysk Sea Trade Port reached 10.03 million tons, up by 12.2% YoY. Iron ore raw materials throughput increased by 40.2%, to 2.14 million tons. Non-ferrous metals throughput dropped by 4.8% YoY, to 0.81 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Russian tycoon Viktor Vekselberg expects that acquisition of a stake in aluminum giant UC RUSAL from Mikhail Prokhorov’s Onexim Group will be closed soon. At present, Sual Partners, controlled by Vekselberg and partners, holds 15.8% in RUSAL, while Onexim owns 17%, and businessman Oleg Deripaska’s En+ Group has 48.13%. “I hope it will be closed…
In January-September Donetsk region (without the Antiterrorist operation zone) increased industrial output by 5.9% YoY. In September output decreased by 6.2% MoM and by 1.4% YoY. Metal wares production went up by 7.1%, coke – by 22.5% and mining – by 8.7%. In September coke output dropped by 1.7% MoM, metal wares – by 3.1%,…
In October Makeevugol mined 97.9% of the plan. It still needs to mine 1080 tons this month. According to the company statement, Kholodnaya Balka mined 117.5% of the plan, Kalinovskaya-Vostochnaya – 100.8%, named after Kirov – 100%, Yasinovatskaya-Glubokaya – 76.2%, Severnaya – 84.9%. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September TALKO produced 103 thousand tons of aluminum, up by 3.1% YoY. In H1 primary aluminum output production increased by 13.5% YoY. Only some 5.4 thousand tons of Tajik aluminum has been processed locally this year. TALKO plans to decrease output this year from 158 thousand tons to 150 thousand tons because of the…
The smelting shop of Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company (a part of Norilsk Nickel) saw the completion of the converter No. 6 overhaul. The company used some 200 tons of refractory bricks in repairs. The smelting shop operates 5 converters. (Ukrainian metal)