Supervisory board of Zaporozhogneupor has given its preliminary consent to buy magnesite and graphite valued at 142.5 million UAH from Minmetals Japan Corporation. The corresponding decision was taken on July 15. (Ukrainian metal)
Metinvest reports on difficulties working on the Customs Union market due to the cancellation of zero duties on Ukrainian metal products. “Even where there is no antidumping duties we have to pay 5% import duties. This makes it harder to work, but still we have a strong distribution trade company in Russia and Belarus. We…
Highland Fund, a consortium established by prominent Chinese investment funds and corporations, made payment for a share in the joint venture set up together with Norilsk Nickel to develop Bystrinsky project in compliance with the signed agreement. The payment has been made after the Russian government Commission on Monitoring Foreign Investment had approved acquisition of…
In June Ukraine produced 1830 thousand tons of steel, down by 20.7% MoM, or by 477 thousand tons. In January-June steel manufacture went up by 10.4% YoY, or by 1168 thousand tons, to 12417 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
The head of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic Zakharchenko has decided to temporarily administrate the Donetsk Electrometallurgical Plant and create Yuzovka Iron and Steel Works on its basis, with all DEMZ assets given to the new company. Now Mechel faces the risk of losing control over DEMZ. The company is studying the situation and will…
Supervisory board of the Metinvest group has appointed Julia Dankova the financial director. Previously Dankova was the acting financial director. Alexei Kutepov, financial director since August 2013, resigned in winter 2016. (Ukrainian metal)
Poltava Mining and Processing Works believes that Germany, Austria, South Korea and Japan are its priority sales markets. According to the company chairman Victor Lotous, it plans to sell 65% Fe content pellets there. Last year PGOK exported 11494 thousand tons of iron ore pellets. (Ukrainian metal)
In June Ukraine produced 921 thousand tons of 6% moisture bulk coke, down by 18.6% MoM, or by 210 thousand tons. In January-June coke output increased by 23.4% YoY, or by 1255 thousand tons, to 6496 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)