In January-October 2020, Russia produced 288.98 tons of gold, down by 6% YoY. The decrease was due to the drop in the by-product and secondary gold output by 9.4%, to 14.3 tons, and by 44.%, to 26.76 tons, respectively. The share of extracted gold increased by 1.3%, to 247.92 tons. The Far East Federal District…
In 2020, Ukraine exported 473.1 thousand tons of pipes valued at $521.9 million, down by 22.8% and by 22% YoY respectively. According to the State Customs Service, in December 2020 exports dropped by 13.4%, to 41.1 thousand tons valued at $43.2 million, down by 19.3%. Seamless pipes accounted for 350.6 thousand tons ($448.7 million), other…
In 2020, Ukraine decreased the export of titanium-containing ore and concentrate by 13.5% YoY, to 536.9 thousand tons valued at $138.3 million, down by 10.5%. According to the customs statistics, in December 2020, the export grew by 32.3%, to 74.8 thousand tons valued at $21.5 million, up by 41.8%. The main customers were Mexico (18%),…
At 09:53 p.m. on January 13, increased methane gas emission and coal small fraction fines were released during the exploratory well drilling at the Lenin mine of the ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC coal department, the Emergency Situations Ministry’s press service reported. Reportedly one worker is left trapped underground. The rescue works are underway. (Kazinform/Ukrainian metal)
In 2020, Energomashspetsstal increased steel output by 6.8% YoY, to 63 thousand tons. In December 2020, EMSS produced 3 thousand tons of steel, while in November 2020 – 4 thousand tons. In 2019, steel output decreased by 4.8%, to 59 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2020, Ukraine exported 625.61 thousand tons of ferroalloys valued at $660.02 million, down by 25% and by 27.5% YoY respectively. According to the State Customs Service, Ukraine imported 33.92 thousand tons of ferroalloys, down by 23.6%. In monetary terms imports have decreased by 26.7%, to $96.29 million. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2020, Ukrainian metal companies decreased railroad shipping of their products by 4.2% YoY, to 20.5 million tons. In December 2020, metal transportation grew by 15.4%, to 1.85 million tons. In particular, exports increased by 10.7%, to 1.34 million tons, domestic transportation – by 35.6%, to 335 thousand tons, transit – by 22.9%, to 111.4…
In 2020, Ukraine decreased steel output by 1.4% YoY, to 20.549 million tons. At the same time, rolled metal manufacture grew by 0.7%, to 18.344 million tons, and pig iron – by 1.5%, to 20.358 million tons. In 2019, steel output dropped by 1%, to 20.848 million tons, rolled metal – by 1%, to 18.387…