Ukraine is going to increase its 2013 quota for imports of metallurgical coke up to 300,000 tons from the current 210,000 tons and also to increase the 2013 quota for coking coal by 1 milliontonst, the press service of Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov announced. “Thus Ukraine will fulfill the requirements of the…
Ukraine’s largest vertically-integrated mining and steel group Metinvest has stated that a major overhaul of blast furnace No. 4 has been carried out within the framework of the production modernization program at its subsidiary – Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works.The main emphasis was on carrying out overhaul work to improve equipment reliability growth and…
Ukraine-based mining and steel company Metinvest Group will invest over $92 million in the upgrading of the fourth blast furnace at its Mariupol-headquartered subsidiary Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. The overhaul of the blast furnace will last 120 days, starting in June 2014. Currently tenders and contractor selection are in progress. Contracts are being concluded…
UKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR32.1961* Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH7.9898* min max min max August 340.10 512.48 513.15 525.67 September 340.10 512.48 513.15 525.67 Month Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max August 390.00 395.00 395.00 400.00 September 395.00…
Ukrainian steel pipe and railway wheel producer Interpipe has announced the launch of steel billet sales, produced by Interpipe Steel electric steel-melting complex. The steel billet mill, commissioned in 2012, produces round continuously cast billets for pipe and wheel steel grades with diameters ranging between 150 and 470 mm. The mill has already shipped trial lots…
In January-September Ukraine’s ferroalloy production decreased by 22.4% compared to the same period last year to 623,500 tons, according to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA). In the given period Ukraine’s silicomanganese output decreased by 17.3% to 455,800 tons, while its ferromanganese production declined by 55.3% to 60,200 tons, both year on year. In…
According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, in the first nine months of the current year Ukraine exported 130,328 tons of steel scrap, down by 64.4% year on year, worth a total of $40.691 million, down by 73.4% year on year.In the January-September period this year Ukraine’s scrap imports increased 2.4 times year on…
In November Ukraine’s crude steel production is expected to decrease by 4.8% compared to September to 2.560 million tons. In November pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.360 million tons, down by 3.4% compared to the September results, while production of rolled steel is expected to total 2.310 million tons, down by 0.8% compared…
