In January-June Chelyabinsk Zinc Works decreased net profit almost 2-fold YoY, to 1.754 billion rubles. Revenue dropped by 25%, to 13.124 billion rubles. Gross profit fell by 20%, to 3.729 billion rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
According to Chinese customs office, in June imports of raw nickel increased by 18.5% MoM and by 35.6% YoY, to 21.127 thousand tons. Russia contributed the most to this increase – 10894 tons, up by 1360% MoM and by 228% YoY. In 6 months China imported 96.4 thousand tons of raw nickel, down by 25.7%…
In January-June Norilsk Nickel received 201.86 billion rubles of net profit, up 2.3-fold YoY. Revenue grew by 41.6%, to 397.19 billion rubles. Gross profit went up by 46%, to 259.56 billion rubles, and sales profit – by 51.2%, to 235.97 billion rubles. EBITDA increased 2.3-fold, to 254.33 billion rubles. (Ukrainian metal)
U.K.-based mining giant Evraz, which operates mainly in Russia, increased steel production by 2.7% YoY, to 6.995 million tons in January-June, the company said in a statement on July 31. In April-June steel production of the company went up by 0.5% QoQ, to 3.507 million tons. (Prime/Ukrainian metal)
According to the strategic plan of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan for 2017-2021, the planned volume of coal extraction for 2019 is 107.1 million tons, the ministry reported. “The fuels and minerals base of Kazakhstan’s coal industry is sufficient enough and notwithstanding large volumes of extraction, the coal stockpiles are still…
In January-June Bratsk Ferroalloys Works increased FS-75 ferrosilicon sales 2-fold YoY. The growth is due to the changes in sales structure: the demand for the 75% silicon content alloy on the foreign markets has significantly increased. 83% of the exports went to the countries of the Asian-Pacific region. (Ukrainian metal)
Nuclear Power Systems of Ukraine, a part of which belongs to the owner of the ATB retail network, has made considerable investments in the development of a uranium deposit. In 2017 the company received licenses from the State service of geology and subsoil of Ukraine to develop uranium ore deposits in Dniepropetrovsk and Nikolayev regions…
In January-June Vostochniy Mining and Processing Works decreased uranium oxide concentrate by 24.2% YoY, to 455.7 tons. In January the company produced 72.6 tons of concentrate, in February – 93.7 tons, in March – 84.3 tons, in April – 72.9 tons, in May – 52.2 tons and in June – 80 tons. In 2018 uranium…
