Kazakhstan: coal to be used in a new way

Global trends on switch to low-carbon and “green” economy directly affect the volume of coal consumption in Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development reported. “Notwithstanding this fact the coal industry goes on being one of the most important resource spheres of economy. The share of coal industry to country’s GDP amounts to 0.3%,…

Russia: Gazprom expecting pipe price rise

Gazprom fears that quotas for hot-rolled metal of Ukrainian and South Korean origin will result in the large diameter pipes price increase and the monopolization of the sphere. Thus, the gas monopoly has joined a list of those not in favor of the EEC decision. The decision of the European Economic Commission to impose a…

Russia: NLMK joins UN Global Compact

NLMK Group has joined the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest sustainable development and corporate social responsibility initiative. As a participant of the UN Global Compact, NLMK Group voluntarily commits to align its operations and strategy with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption, and to take…