Within the order from Russia Khartsyzsk Pipe Works started producing large diameter pipes. The total weight of the order is around 100 thousand tons. The works, situated in the terrorist-occupied city of Khartsyzsk, belongs to Metinvest. In February it was visited by Putin’s henchman Surkov. Experts believe that the completion of this order for Russia…
Increase of Chinese iron ore indexes has positively affected Ukrainian iron ore export prices. Average price in April was $45 per ton, up by $11.5 per ton MoM, or by 34.4%. “Ukrainian export prices in May went up by 3-7%. But we believe, that in June it will turn into a decrease of 10-15% due…
Supervisory board of Dneprometiz has appointed Anatoly Frishman, CEO of Severstal-Metiz (Russia), its chairman. Frishman has been appointed until the next annual meeting of the shareholders. Chief accountant deputy of the company Lilia Dubovichenko has been appointed chairman of the revision committee. (Ukrainian metal)
Kola (subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel) has decommissioned the pelletizing and roasting sector (PRS), in effect abandoning the obsolete technology used since 1960s and shifting to copper-nickel concentrate briquetting. Kola completed this work in line with Metallurgical production facilities revamping program, specifically to improve the company’s environmental performance. The shutdown of the roasting area required major…
Ukraine’s EU export share accounts for 38.5%, up by some 6% YoY. At the same time its volumes in Q1 went down by 2.7% YoY. In January-April Ukraine exported $3.2 billion worth of products to EU ($3.7 billion together with services), mining and metal share was 20.5%. Iron ore, concentrate and ferroalloys deliveries decreased. (Ukrainian…
Ukraine has a unique transport potential around 1 thousand kilometers long – the river Dnieper, which crosses 8 regions and has 10 ports. In 2015 volume of Dnieper transportation totaled 5 million tons, or 0.5% of the total cargo transportation in the country. Most of the cargo is transported by automobiles (74%), the rest –…
In April Ukraine imported $7.62 million worth of manganese ore, while exports reached $0.41 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, one of the main suppliers of manganese ore to Ukraine in April was Ghana ($3.71 million). In January-April Ukraine imported $25.92 million worth of manganese ore, with exports on the level of $1.13 million.…
As of May 19, importers of pipes to Ukraine have used up 87.04% of the annual quota for the delivery of steel seamless casing and compressor pipes with the diameter up to 406.4 mm. According to the Ministry of economical development and trade, the quota from October 1, 2015 till September 30, 2016 is 19505…
