Kola MMC (Norilsk Nickel affiliate) has started repairs of a section of the gas duct used for off-gas transportation from smelting units of metallurgical shop to sulfuring acid production department of refining shop. It is planned to replace a total of 15 sections of the gas duct with the total length of 293 m. New…
Ukraine’s coal industry needs state support in order to prepare for the heating season of 2016-2017. “Without the state support coalminers will have problems this heating season. I think the government will find funds to provide for the difference in product price”, said the minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik. (Ukrainian metal)
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.3334* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.1865* min max min max March 113 145 142 147 April 124 152 140 145 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 30.04.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
CEO of DTEK Maxim Timchenko explains the increase in price of the company bonds with the rise of output and the progress in debt restructuring. In Q1 the company was able to reach normal coal output volumes and started paying its debts in late April. (Ukrainian metal)
On June 2, Krasnoarmeyskugol mines were cut from water supply for not paying the bills. Miners cannot wash themselves after the work. The total debt of Krasnoarmeyskugol to municipal services, power stations, Pension fund and the city budget is 1.6 billion UAH. Miners also experience problems with salary. They have just been given some money…
Kola MMC (a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel) has pioneered surface laser scanning of the facility under construction. The company uses the latest 3D modelling technologies to implement the largest environmental investment project in the Murmansk region, “Recycling of Salt Effluents from Nickel Refining”. This project involves the construction of the most advanced evaporation plant for…
Month Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.1865* min max March 281 334 April 311 326 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 30.04.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (Ukrainian Metal)
Energomashspetsstal will produce a batch of rolls for ArcelorMittal’s Vanderbijlpark in South Africa. In particular, the company will produce 4 supporting rolls with the total weight of 90.28 tons. The rolls will be completely treated and processed at the works and shipped to South Africa in October. They will be used in cold-rolling mills. (Ukrainian…