In January-August, Kazakhstan decreased non-ferrous metals output by 2.7% YoY. The decrease was mostly due to the seasonal drop in orders and a scheduled reconstruction of a technological line at the Kusmuryn mine of Kazakhmys and capital repairs of a copper plant of Kazzinc. As a result, lead production fell by 19%, zinc – by…
Ukrainian Railways has ordered Metinvest-SMC LLC the delivery of rails valued at 1.49 billion UAH. This year the company has to supply 43,989 tons of R-65 rails with the length of 25 m produced not earlier than in 2021 at 33,780 UAH per ton. The rails will be produced by Azovstal. The price of the…
In April-June, Interpipe increased EBITDA by 75% QoQ, to $71 million. Revenue grew by 29%, to $260 million, and the capital investments – by 20%, to $14 million. In H1, revenue dropped by 2% YoY, to $460 million. EBITDA decreased by 25%, to $111 million. Capital investments tripled, to $21 million. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-August, Ukrzaliznytsia transported 51.9 million tons of iron and manganese ore, down by 3.4% YoY. Export decreased by 4.4%, to 29.6 million tons, import – by 46.3%, to 227.9 thousand tons, and transit – by 27.5%, to 3.2 million tons, while domestic transportation grew by 5.3%, to 18.9 million tons. In August, UZ transported…
High-voltage electricity lines used to power excavators and drilling rigs are being repaired at the Pervomayskiy quarry of the Severniy Mining and Processing Works. Investments in the project amount to 4.2 million UAH. This year, three lines would be repaired, with one already commissioned in August. During repairs, 36 supports and 2 km of cable…
In January-August, Sukhaya Balka increased iron ore output by 2.8% YoY, to 1.787 million tons. In August, the enterprise produced 235.54 thousand tons of ore. Last year, Sukhaya Balka produced 2.554 million tons of iron ore, down by 6.3% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-August, Almalyk Mining and Processing Works exported 62.288 thousand tons of copper, up by 32% from the target. In particular, cathode copper exports grew by 8%, to 52.359 thousand tons, copper rolled wire – by 129.9%, to 6.209 thousand tons, and copper pipes – by 73%, to 3.72 thousand tons. Moreover, the company exported…
In January-August, Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant increased output by 20.7% YoY, to 447.95 thousand tons. While the manufacture target in August was 66.03 thousand tons, the company produced 67.8 thousand tons. The target for September is 65 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)