Norilsk Nickel announces that upon completing all preceding loan granting conditions, on May 12, Bystrinskoye LLC received the first tranche as part of the credit line for the implementation of Bystrinsky Mining and Processing Works construction project in Trans-Baikal region. On May 5, Bystrinskoye LLC and Sberbank of Russia signed a loan agreement, whereby the…
In 2015 Russian companies illegally imported 1.3 million tons of anthracite from the occupied territories of Ukraine. This coal was then exported to Europe and Africa, according to the Russian Customs Service and Russian Railroads. Most of the companies don’t state the origin of such coal. Last year Russia exported some 800 thousand tons of…
Turkish investors plan to modernize Lvivugol mines and buy coal. According to the Lviv regional state administration, managers of Lvivugol met the Turkish delegation and discussed financing of mine modernization. The Ministry of energy and coal industry has postponed the privatization of coalmines for indefinite time due to the large debts. (Ukrainian metal)
General director of Volynugol Valentin Kiselev has resigned after his meeting with the minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik. Earlier the mine groups of Volyn have asked the minister and the director of coal and peat department Anatoly Korsun to fire Valentin Kiselev from his office. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-April Ukraine imported 26.77 thousand tons of hot-briquetted iron (a substitute for scrap), up 9.6 times YoY. All the imports came from Russia. According to the State Fiscal Service, Ukraine spent $3.7 million on imports, up 4.5 times YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-April Ferrexpo, owner of Poltava and Yeristovo Mining and Processing Works, produced 3.85 million tons of pellets, down by 1.7% YoY. At the same time, concentrate output increased by 2.6%, to 4.85 million tons. In April the group produced 973 thousand tons of pellets and 1.17 million tons of concentrate. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-April Interpipe Steel produced 192 thousand tons of steel, up by 7.9% YoY. In April the works produced 44 thousand tons of steel, with 57 thousand tons in March. Last year the company produced 596 thousand tons of steel, down by 32% YoY. Due to the absence of scrap the works was idle for…
Zaporizhstal has started assembling gas-purifying equipment at its sintering machine No. 5. The machine was stopped on May 15, and the assembly is expected to finish in 45 days. “Zaporizhstal has been assembling gas-purifying equipment according to the schedule. We try to find resources for ecological modernization even today, under extremely difficult conditions. We invest…