Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after F. Dzerzhinsky, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass, has stopped its continuous casting billet mill No 1 for capital repairs.The mill was stopped on December 19 and the repairs are expected to be completed within five days. The company plans to inspect equipment…
According to Mr. Vasyl Kharakhulakh, director general of the Metallurgprom association of Ukraine’s metallurgical enterprises, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises finished January-October 2011 with a negative financial result from ordinary activities before tax of 1.9 billion UAH while during the same period last year it was 2.7 billion UAH.He said that the profitability of metallurgical enterprises for…
According to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in January next year Ukrainian crude steel production will decline to 2.82 million tons.According to Metallurgprom’s forecast, pig iron output in Ukraine will total 2.370 million tons in January, while production of rolled steel in the month is expected to be 2.510 million tons.In the first…
Ukrainian metals companies cut gas consumption by 5.8%, or 24 million cubic meters, in November compared to October to 388 million cubic meters.Average daily natural gas consumption by metals companies in November came to 12.9 million cubic meters. (Ukrainian Journal)
ArcelorMittal’s Ukrainian unit said steel output fell last month, extending a decline in production this year following repair work at the Kryvyi Rih plant.Volumes dropped to 531,600 tons in November from 565,700 tons a year earlier. Output in October totaled 527,900 tons.Output for the first 11 months of the year shrank to 5.15 million tons…
UKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRON Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR28.0758* min max October 573.60 730.36 November 569.89 676.74 Month Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH7.9723* min max October 577.00 577.00 November 564.45 589.54 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 30.11.11 according to the National Bank of…
In the first 10 months of the current year Ukraine registered a 35.6% increase YoY in its steel pipe exports to 1.368 million tons. In October alone Ukraine’s steel pipe exports went up by 41.9% compared to September to 131,850 tons.On the other hand, in the January to October period Ukrainian imports of steel pipes…
Interpipe has launched two new production floors for scrap processing at Dnepropetrovsk Vtormet. These facilities are equipped with a shearing press, produced by AKROS, and scrap re-loaders, made by Sennebogen. The production capacity of one floor is 16 to 30 tons of scrap per hour.Commissioning of these new facilities is a part of the company…
