Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) has chosen Metinvest-SMC to supply 25.4 thousand tons of construction materials worth 616.05 million UAH. In particular, the railroad intends to buy 25435 tons of sections, encased piles and construction elements of railroad and tramways of hot-treated steel. Metinvest-SMC has to deliver the products by the year-end. (Ukrainian metal)
In May Ukraine exported $150.18 million worth of long rolled metal products, with imports on the level of $14.42 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia was the largest importer of Ukrainian long rolled metal in May ($21.17 million). In January-May Ukraine exported $675.77 million worth of long rolled metal products, while imports totaled…
Month Russian market, $/t, DDP, without VAT, $1/RUR66.0825* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, DDP, $1/UAH25.166* min max min max April 650 890 760 900 May 640 940 760 900 * – 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…
A meeting of the State Commission for the Development of the Arctic Region presided by the deputy chairman of the government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Rogozin and attended by Nikolai Rogozhkin, envoy from the President of the Russian Federation in the Siberian Federal District, took place in the first two weeks of June on…
In May metal companies didn’t receive 79 thousand tons of scrap, according to the state enterprise Ukrpromvneshexpertisa. “Despite the decree prohibiting scrap export, the market was 79 thousand tons short. This forced metal companies to import raw materials (6 thousand tons of scrap and 18 thousand tons of hot-briquetted iron) and use too much pig…
Energomashspetsstal has signed an agreement with AH Industries to supply 18 rotor shafts to be used in wind turbines. The total weight of the shafts will reach 159.3 tons. The rolls will be supplied in August. (Ukrainian metal)
Limitations of the throughput rate of the railroad stage Kamysh-Zarya – Volnovakha results in the failure with raw materials delivery to Azovstal and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, that have to decrease output, while Ukraine loses some $1.5 billion of revenues per year. According to Ilyich Works CEO Yuri Zinchenko, because of the lack…
Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works plans to stop its blast furnace No. 9 for capital repairs on June 25. According to the company statement, the repairs will last for 1 month. The overhaul will see the replacement of 46 cold kilns, charging equipment, notch plugging and breaking machine and the kiln shell. (Ukrainian metal)
