Uzbekistan plans to introduce an export duty on copper wire to encourage the production of higher value-added products. Davron Vakhabov, Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the country processed up to 200,000 tons of copper raw materials annually. The state currently provides domestic producers with a 4% discount on the market…
Russia has again attacked a DTEK factory in Donetsk region, which processes coal for thermal power plants. According to the company press service, during the attack all the employees were in a shelter. “This is the third large-scale attack on the factory over the month and a half. The machinery can no longer be operated.…
Uzmetkombinat JSC has signed a EUR 132.5-million seven-year loan agreement in London to complete the construction of its Casting and Rolling Complex – the first hot-rolled coil production facility in Uzbekistan. The financing was arranged by Standard Chartered Bank (United Kingdom) and KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH (Germany), with insurance coverage provided by the Islamic Corporation for…
In January-September, Ukraine increased scrap exports by 54.1% YoY, to 311.84 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, in September exports dropped to 28.785 thousand tons from 34.713 thousand tons in August. In monetary terms exports grew by 44.6%, to $93.571 million. The main customer was Poland (81.95% in monetary terms), followed by Greece…
Members of the Board of Directors and Management Board of Kumtor Gold Company CJSC, as well as the management of Kumtor Operating Company inspected the progress of work under Togolok and Dzhangart projects. According to the company, management inspected the construction of a transfer point in the village of Ak-Shyirak, the condition of roads leading…
The team of the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Plant successfully completed the first nine months of this year, meeting and exceeding all production forecasts. Specifically, over 35 trillion sums worth of commercial output were produced during the reporting period, representing 119.9% of the forecast. Consumer goods output reached 6,685,568,000 sums, exceeding the forecast by 118%.…
The Agency for Management of State Assets of Uzbekistan (AUGA) has announced the launch of public bidding for the government’s shareholding in Shargunkumir JSC, one of the country’s leading coalmining enterprises. A 99.55% stake in the company is being offered for sale, with Alkes Research appointed as the privatization advisor. The firm previously supported the…
From January to September, Azerbaijan imported $8.254 million worth of mining products from Turkey, a 19.7% decrease compared to the same period last year. In September alone, Turkey exported $1.097 million worth of mining products to Azerbaijan, a 45.4% decrease compared to the previous year. Over the first nine months of the year, the total…