In October 2019 Russia exported 25.1 thousand tons of lead ore and concentrate, down by 69.4% MoM and by 14% YoY. Deliveries to China decreased 3-fold, to 23.5 thousand tons, and to Kazakhstan – from 1.35 thousand tons to 135 tons. In 10 months of 2019 exports totaled 328 thousand tons, up by 11% YoY.…
The ChTPZ Group has supplied over 150 thousand tons of pipes for the construction of the TAPI gas pipeline. The state concern TurmenGaz is the customer. The pipes made of X70 steel with the diameter of 1422 mm and the outer corrosion-resistant coating will be used to construct the pipeline on the Turkmenistan territory. (Ukrainian…
Chelyabinsk Pipe Plant (ChelPipe) does not rule out the placement of its shares on the market in the future, an official reported. “ChelPipe is considering a market offering of the shareholder equity in the future as one of the scenarios but a final decision has not been made, it will depend on several factors, including…
In 2019 Zaporizhstal increased metal transportation by river by 36% YoY, to 905 thousand tons. The metal was shipped via the Zaporozhye River Port. The coastal trade contributed the most to the growth. Some 240 thousand tons were shipped to the seaports of Chernomorsk and Odessa. Previously metal to these destinations was transported by railroad.…
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has invested $60 million in the reconstruction of its small-section mill No. 250-4. Thanks to the reconstruction the mill now can produce rebars Nos. 8-24 in coils. The commission and certification of the mill are scheduled for January-February 2020. Manufacture of rebars in coils for sales will start in late Q1 2020.…
In October Russia exported 148 tons of flat rolled copper, down by 23% MoM and by 47% YoY. Deliveries to Belarus have been decreasing for 3 months in a row, and fell by 10%, to 79 tons in October, with exports to Kazakhstan and Ukraine down by 37% an 29%, to 24.3 tons and 41.3…
In October Russia imported 152.5 tons of raw tin, up by 42% MoM and by 123% YoY. Deliveries from Bolivia and Belgium totaled 20.6 tons and 20 tons respectively. Imports from Peru grew 2-fold, to 50 tons. Imports in 10 months totaled 998 tons, up by 5% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of…
The Department of Subsoil Use has prolonged 2 Vysochaishiy licenses to prospect at Bodaibinsky district of Irkutsk region. Thus, prospecting at the Patomskiy and Zapadniy Dokukan sites will be extended until October 15, 2021. The company bought the licenses in October 2014, and they expired on October 15. The forecast reserves of the Patomskiy site…
