Ferrexpo plc, controlling Poltava Mining and Processing Works, hopes that all the permission procedures to allow the construction of Bilanovsky Mining and Processing Works, will be completed in December. According to PGOK chairman Victor Lotous, the main problem now is the purchase of land plots. From the time the construction works start and the first…
KAZ Minerals company reduced the cost of the expected Aktogay copper mine project in Kazakhstan by $100 million to $2.2 billion, the company reported. “The project has benefited from the experience gained at Bozshakol mine project and from the use of local contractors following the 2015 tenge devaluation”, the company’s message said. The lowered budget…
Metalloinvest has redeemed its debut eurobond issue. The eurobonds for a nominal amount of $750 million were issued on the London Stock Exchange in 2011 with a five-year maturity period and an annual coupon rate of 6.5%. The redemption of the debut Eurobond issue and coupon payments were executed in full and in accordance with…
Throughput of Rosterminalugol in 2016 has reached 9 million tons year-to-date, the company’s press release says. The milestone ton was loaded on July 20. Rosterminalugol was established in 1996 to build and operate the coal terminal at Port of Ust-Luga. The company specializes in loading / unloading operations, freight forwarding services, building and maintenance of…
Azovstal Iron and Steel Works plans to have completed the construction of pulverized coal injection plant (PCI) by the end of this year and phase out natural gas for ironmaking. Pre-assembly of PCI steel structures is currently in progress. Metinvest Engineering, LLC acts as the General Contractor and the General Designer in this project. The…
Poltava Mining and Processing Works has decreased gas consumption by 33%, or by 5 million cubic meters, to 10 million cubic meters. According to the company chairman Victor Lotous, PGOK used sunflower seed husks instead of gas to make pellets. This allows the company to save some 50-60 million UAH annually. (Ukrainian metal)
In June Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant produced 51 thousand tons of silicomanganese, down by 17.3% MoM, or by 10.7 thousand tons, to 51 thousand tons. According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers, its ferromanganese output dropped by 45.8% MoM, or by 2.7 thousand tons, to 3.1 thousand tons. In January-June NZF produced 334.5 thousand tons…
In June Zaporozhye Ferro Alloys Plant produced 24.5 thousand tons of ferroalloys, down by 1.2% MoM, or by 0.3 thousand tons. According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers, in January-June ZZF decreased ferroalloys output by 12% YoY, or by 18.5 thousand tons, to 135.1 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
