Metinvest Group has provided 3,000 bulletproof vests and 250 helmets to the National Guard in Zaporizhzhya region. The armor plates have the defence class of 4+. Each 10th bulletproof vest protecting Ukrainian defenders has been produced of Metinvest steel or bought by the company. Since the start of the Russian invasion, the group has provided…
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tasked the Government to elaborate legislative measures to influence large producers in regards to non-availability of raw materials on the domestic market. “Processing enterprises complain about lack of available domestic raw materials on the market. 87% of aluminum, 98.8% of copper and 77% of lead are exported abroad,” he said. “The Government…
In November, Ukraine produced 222 thousand tons of rolled metal, down by 23.2% MoM and by 85.8% YoY. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, pig iron manufacture decreased by 4.101% MoM and by 80.4% YoY, to 335 thousand tons. Steel production totaled 313 thousand tons, down by 1.6% MoM and by 81.8% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In Lugansk region Russian invaders have prepared a list of mines that are considered unprofitable. At the same time, miners are told to look for new job. “In Dovzhansk the occupiers continue cutting mining equipment for scrap and are looking for other jobs for non-mobilized miners. Thus, machinery at the Krasniy Partizan mine near Dovzhansk…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has refuted information spread by the ministry of defence of Russia. “In its Telegram-channel and video address the Russian ministry of defence commented on the recent missile attack on the city of Kriviy Rih and spread untrue information about an alleged strike on “the missile and artillery stock in an AMKR shop”.…
DTEK miners have provided coal for the Ukrainian defenders in winter. The fuel is already giving heat to the defenders on the front line. “The coal will be burned in special miners’ Bandera-stoves that we have provided earlier. We assemble the Bandera-stoves ourselves,” the company said. Since the start of the war DTEK has also…
In November, Zaporozhkoks produced 68.1 thousand tons of blast furnace coke, up by 4.2% YoY. In January-November, output decreased by 13.5%, to 666.6 thousand tons. The decrease is due to the shortage of raw materials because of the Russian invasion. In October, coke output at Zaporozhkoks grew by 10.5 YoY, to 70.6 thousand tons. (Ukrainian…
In January-November, Centravis decreased seamless stainless pipes manufacture by 34% YoY, to 10.6 thousand tons. At the same time, in monetary terms revenue was retained at the level of 90%. “Despite complex situation in Nikopol, we have retained our team, clients and manufacture. None of us has prepared for the work under martial law, but…