At a meeting in Zhetysu region the Head of State said that Kazakhstan had large lithium reserves by various estimates ranging from 50 to 100,000 tons. The country’s geological service should speed up its activities in this direction, as development and exploration require large investments. The region has good industrial growth dynamics. Since the start…
As a result of January-September, Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Works was the largest taxpayer in Armenia. In 9 months, the company transferred 129.2 billion drams ($318.4 million) to the state budget, up 3-fold YoY. Of these customs duties accounted for 1.4 billion drams, direct taxes – 39.2 billion drams, VAT – 2.4 billion drams and other taxes…
In January-August, Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant decreased output by 23.4% YoY, to 342.87 thousand tons. Silicomanganese manufacture dropped by 18.2%, to 337.26 thousand tons, ferromanganese and other ferroalloys – by 84.3%, to 5.61 thousand tons, including 4.87 thousand tons of ferromanganese. In August, NZF produced 35.2 thousand tons of ferroalloys. (Ukrainian metal)
In September, Ukraine exported 24.4 thousand tons of titanium-containing ore, down by 16.4% MoM and by 38.7% YoY. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports have decreased by 12.5% and by 7.5% respectively, to $11.9 million. In January-September, exports totaled 244.1 thousand tons, down by 40.8% YoY, valued at $98.5 million, down…
Metinvest has sent another batch of 800 high-protection class bulletproof vests to the Avdiivka area. According to the experts, the vests are made of high-strength steel. “We support our military in the fight against the Russian horde. Metinvest Group has already provided the defenders and the critical infrastructure employees in Avdiivka with over 2300 ammunition…
Under his “Steel Front” initiative, the Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov has provided the Armed Forces of Ukraine with 25 mobile shelters made of steel. There are plans to provide 30 such shelters each month. The shelters were developed by Metinvest. They represent a full-scale housing: they have a rest zone, a place for a stove…
In January-September, Ukraine decreased coke and semi-coke exports by 98% YoY, to 3.7 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports have fallen by 97.5%, to $987 thousand. The main customers were Hungary (43.62% in monetary terms), Georgia (38.56%) and Turkiye (17.81%). In 9 months, Ukraine imported 331.94 thousand tons of…
In January-September, scrap deliveries to metal companies decreased by 70.1% YoY, to 755.5 thousand tons. According to UAVtormet, scrap procurement dropped by 73.5%, to 830 thousand tons. Exports fell 13-fold, to 35.2 thousand tons, and import – almost 11-fold, to 1.6 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)