The Governments of the UAE and Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance the development of Uzbekistan’s mining sector, supporting its sustainable growth, modernisation, and long-term economic value creation. The MoU was signed by Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, Minister of Investment of the UAE, and Jamshid Khodjaev, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan. The cooperation under…
Azerbaijan and the Chinese companies Wanji and Sunstone discussed opportunities to expand mutual cooperation and implement joint projects in aluminum production. Deputy Economy Minister Samad Bashirli reportedly met with the company executives. The guests were informed about Azerbaijan’s favorable investment climate, the infrastructure established in industrial zones, and the incentives and support mechanisms available to…
In 2025, Ukraine increased ferroalloys exports by 21.4% YoY, to 93.841 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports have grown by 19%, to $105.441 million. The main customers were Poland (28.69% of deliveries in monetary terms), Turkiye (21.62%) and Algeria (21.48%). Last year, Ukraine imported 38.434 thousand tons of ferroalloys…
In 2025, Ukraine decreased exports of semi-finished carbon steel products by 26.4% YoY, to 1.388 million tons. According to the State Customs Service, in monetary terms exports have decreased by 28.9%, to $659.62 million. The main customers were Bulgaria (32.73% in monetary terms), Poland (22.13%) and Turkiye (14.88%). Last year, Ukraine imported 88.923 thousand tons…
In 2025, Zaporizhstal of Metinvest Group launched three new flat-rolled products – two hot-rolled and one cold-rolled. The new products are used in construction and engineering applications and serve as semi-finished products for the manufacture of steel structures. During 2025, Zaporizhstal shipped nearly 58,000 tons of the new products to its customers. “Amid air raid…
The Slovak government plans to sign a ten-year memorandum of cooperation with the Slovalco aluminum plant, which stopped producing primary aluminum in early 2023, Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. As part of supporting energy-intensive enterprises, Fico intends to propose a European solution that provides for several-year exemptions from participation in the emissions trading system.…
British company Anglo Asian Mining (AAM, which develops gold deposits in Azerbaijan) produced 25,061 thousand ounces of gold in 2025, a 1.7-fold increase from 2024. Gold production in 2025 is in line with the lower bound of the updated annual forecast of 25,000-28,000 ounces. Silver production during this period amounted to 153,332 thousand ounces (a…
The output of Uzbekistan’s metallurgical industry in January-November 2025 exceeded 206 trillion sums. According to the State Committee on Statistics, enterprises in the sector produced goods worth 206.9 trillion sums, representing a 1.5% increase compared to the same period in 2024. The largest contribution came from Navoi region, where metallurgical production reached 118.8 trillion sums.…