Ukraine: Velta to fire 500 employees
Velta will have to fire 500 employees of its mining and processing works (ilmenite concentrate) in Kirovograd region after the State Geology Service canceled its titanium raw materials mining license.
Velta will have to fire 500 employees of its mining and processing works (ilmenite concentrate) in Kirovograd region after the State Geology Service canceled its titanium raw materials mining license.
Zaporizhstal has received a notification from the energy company Zaporozhyeoblenergo that it plans to stop electricity supplies to the works due to the breach of payment terms as the result of the state VAT debt of 822 million UAH.
Month Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH22.904* min max September 239.24 239.24 October 213.55 309.47 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.10.15 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (Ukrainian Metal)
Shareholders of the Makeevka Subsidiary of Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works, Komsomolskoye Mine Group and Donetskkoks (all from Donetsk region) plan to decide on the companies’ location at their meeting on December 17.
The further fall of the world steel and iron ore prices could result in Ukrainian metal works stopping operation.
The state enterprise United Mining and Chemical Company has received a real control over Zaporozhye Titanium and Magnesium Works.
Coking coal deliveries from Russia stopped several days ago, said Metinvest CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov.
“To fully supply our thermal power stations we are actively seeking suppliers from the South African Republic. Two ships are now carrying coal to us. 168 thousand tons for Centreenrgo and 80 thousand tons for thermal stations. The first vessel with coal should arrive on December 4, the second – on December, 12. So in…