Russia: Norilsk Nickel chooses contractor for FOCL construction

Upon completion of the open tendering procedure, Norilsk Nickel has picked the contractor for supply and installation of communication equipment required for developing the transportation network and outfitting the backup area with radio-link communication across the Yenisei River, as part of the project involving the construction of fiber-optic communication line (FOCL) from Novy Urengoy to…

Ukraine: metal output in Donetsk region up in January-May 2016

In January-May industrial output in Donetsk region (without the antiterrorist operation zone) increased by 7.2% YoY, but in May it was down by 4% MoM and by 1.2% YoY. The regional metal output went up by 9.3%, while mining production rose by 15.9%, all YoY. Coal mining reached 6.3 million tons, up by 17.1% YoY.…

Ukraine: AMKR gives away its functions

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has created a private company Steel Service to provide auxiliary services to manufacturing processes of the company. “Steel Service will provide high quality service to AMKR from the single center. We can take any auxiliary function and develop it, increasing its quality and implementing innovations”, said the company director Irina Footrook. (Ukrainian…