Russia: new aluminum GOST approved

A new GOST 4784-2019 “Aluminum and deformable aluminum alloys. Grades” has been approved. It covers aluminum and deformable alloys used in the manufacture of a wide range of semi-finished products (sheet, coils, rounds, plates, rods, sections, etc.). Over 50 types of aluminum alloys used in the construction, power, machine-building, etc were added to the new…

Ukraine: Russian coal supplies down in June 2019

Russian coal supplies to Ukraine dropped by 85.3% YoY, to 12,300 tons in June after the government introduced a permissive export procedure. The majority of exporters ceased shipments in the direction, while part of supplies, judging by the statistics data, was redirected bypass through Belarus. From June 1 Russian companies can supply coal to Ukraine…