In June Russia imported 486 tons of ferroniobium, up by 204% MoM and by 6.2% YoY. Deliveries from Brazil grew 3-fold, to 474 tons, and 12 tons were supplied from Canada. In H1 ferroniobium imports totaled 2 thousand tons, down by 15.4% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of the year the exports have…
In January-August Irkutsk region extracted 16,118 kg of gold, up by 1% YoY. Ore gold companies accounted for the most output – 9,437 kg, up by 1.7% YoY. In particular, Polyus Verninskoye produced 5,341 kg, while Vysochaishiy and its daughter company Ugakhan – 3,346 kg. Druze LLC extracted the least gold – 750 kg. Alluvial…
Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works and Mechel-Koks have switched to a special mode of operation to decrease pollution during unfavorable weather conditions. ChMK has shut down a part of its machinery, and decreased output in a number of shops, as well as considerably reduced the gas usage at the operating machinery. Mechel-Koks is also working…
In January-August Ukraine imported 12.98 million tons of coal, down by 8.3% YoY, valued at $1.83 billion, down by 7.5%. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $1.09 billion worth of coal (or 59.81%), USA – $596.65 million (32.63%), Kazakhstan – $85.54 million (4.68%) and other countries – $52.64 million (2.88%). At the same…
Nucor Corporation announced that Mr John J Ferriola 67 will retire as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2019 and that the Board of Directors elected Mr Leon J Topalian, 51, to be President and Chief Operating Officer, effective September 5, 2019, and to succeed Mr. Ferriola as CEO on January 1, 2020,…
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly down during morning trading on Monday September 9 with weak data from the United States and China last week weighing on the complex. US job growth slowed more than expected in August, with data released on Friday showing total non-farm employment rising by 130,000 –…
As of September 1, the Beltrame Group has appointed Mr Alain Creteur as the new Managing Director of Stahl Gerlafingen. He takes over all offices and functions of René Bollier. He has led Stahl Gerlafingen interim for the past 18 months as Managing Director. Mr Alain Creteur is 49 years old, of Italian-Belgian descent and…
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday September 6 that are worth another look. There was an air of optimism among copper participants attending a conference in the Chinese city of Qiqihar on Thursday September 5, with many there telling Fastmarkets they had heard deals and offers for copper cathode…