Russia’s gold output rose by 16.18% YoY, to 337.26 tons in January-November 2019, the Finance Ministry said citing the data on supplies to the refining plants. Mined gold output rose by 9.09%, to 266.06 tons, and by-product gold output by 21.97%, to 17.6 tons, while gold scrap production grew by 67.6%, to 53.6 tons. Silver…
NLMK Metalware, a leading fastener manufacturer in Russia, has launched a new production line with a capacity of 3,400 tons of self-tapping screws per year. The launch of the new facility will enable the company to expand its presence in the Russian fastener market, primarily through import replacement. NLMK Metalware has been manufacturing self-tapping screws…
In 2019 Ukraine increased imports of copper and copper wares by 17.9% YoY, to $124.36 million. According to the State Customs Service, exports decreased by 42.9%, to $79.668 million. In December 2019 Ukraine imported $9.995 million worth of copper and exported $6.831 million. Ukraine decreased imports of nickel by 11.5%, to $83.27 million ($5.429 million…
In 2019, Zaporozhye Iron Ore Complex increased iron ore output by 2.4% YoY, to 4.661 million tons. In December 2019, the company produced 390 thousand tons of iron ore. Output grew by 1.1% in 2018, to 4.552 million tons. 4.46 million tons of ore were shipped to customers. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019, cargo transportation along railroad decreased by 2.9%, to 312.9 million tons. According to the State Statistics Service, transportation of iron and manganese ore grew by 2.7%, while of ferrous metals, coke and scrap decreased by 5%, 12.1% and 12.9% respectively. Transportation of coal also decreased – by 6.4%. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019, 422 employees perished in the industry, up by 3.2% YoY. The total number of work accidents was 3.876 thousand, down by 6%. In particular in metallurgy 199 people were injured and 13 perished, while in mining – 160 and 16 respectively. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019, Central Mining and Processing Works increased pellets output by 4.3% YoY, to 2.402 million tons. Iron ore concentrate manufacture grew by 0.5%, to 4.436 million tons. In December 2019, CGOK produced 214 thousand tons of pellets and 391 thousand tons of concentrate. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019, Ukraine exported 39.9 million tons of iron ore and concentrates valued at $3.398 billion, up by 8.1% and by 18.5% YoY respectively. According to the State Tax Service, 34.3% of ore were sold to China, 12.7% – to Poland and 10.3% to the Czech Republic. Imports totaled 14.245 thousand tons valued at $1.412…