ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has finished reconstructing the slag yard No. 1 of the converter shop. The reconstruction was carried out in two stages. One part of the yard is in repair, while another is waiting for the state approval after reconstruction. During reconstruction, over 200 meters of railroad was replaced, with new foundation made. All…
The Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals (UAVtormet) and Austrian Dobrowa Metalltechnik GmbH have signed a cooperation agreement. The main task is the cooperation in exchanging experience to implement in Ukraine techniques to process ferrous and non-ferrous metals scrap originating from military machines. As of early May, Ukrainian scrap procurers estimated the total volume of military…
Metinvest-SMC has started providing Ukrainian military with free plates for bulletproof vests. The Metinvest Group enterprises have prepared a stock of armor plates, which is constantly replenished. In order to receive the plates, the company asks for an official letter. (Ukrainian metal)
Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant has appointed Ruslan Ponomarenko the CEO and the chairman of the board instead of Vladimir Kutsin. On July 1, Kutsin will switch to the new office of the CEO councilor. CEO Gennadiy Lavrinenko resigned on June 22. Yelena Bai has been appointed instead. Before his new appointment, Ponomarenko was the chief accountant…
In January-May, Ukraine produced 4.24 million tons of steel, down by 52.8% YoY. Pig iron manufacture dropped by 53.3%, to 4.15 million tons. Thus, Ukraine dropped to the 18th place in the global steel producers rating and to the 12th among pig iron producers. In January-May 2021, Ukraine was on the 13th and the 10th…
Severniy Mining and Processing Works has carried out capital repair of the aboveground part of a heavy conveyer at the crushing factory No. 1. Investments in the project amounted to 3.8 million UAH. The conveyer services the Gannovskiy and Pervomayskiy quarries. The conveyer belt with the length of 753 meters transports raw materials from the…
At present Rudomine is operating at 50% of its pre-war capacities. The company has problems with logistics and delivery of spare parts as well as materials for explosion works. Moreover, difficulties with maintenance and machinery repair are also noted. “Most of the machinery is imported, so we depend on suppliers. According to agreements, we have…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih and Ukrzaliznytsia intend to jointly look for ways to increase metal and iron ore raw materials exports in the situation when the seaports are blocked by Russia. “We understand, that Ukrzaliznytsia capacities are not enough to provide for transportation of all our export cargo. Moreover, the throughput capacity on the border is…