Karelsky Okatysh has shut down its manufacture for 60 hours to carry out scheduled repairs. Concentrate and pellets manufacture saw the most of repairs, as they could have been carried out only when the plant was shut down, and the water used in the production was switched off. The company has replaced a transformer substation.…
In June Ukraine exported 40 thousand tons of semi-finished steel products to Russia, up by 40% MoM. In June 2018 exports did not exceed 2 tons. In January-June Ukraine exported 266.6 thousand tons of semis, up 2.45-fold YoY. Average price on Russian border was $402.8 per ton without VAT. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-June Russia exported 1.7 million tons of pipes valued at $808 million, down by 26% and by 51% YoY respectively. According to the customs statistics, Kazakhstan remains the main importer of Russian pipes, accounting for 41.6%, up 2.6-fold. It is followed by the US (15.7%, up 1.7-fold) and Belarus (11%, down by 1.6%). The…
According to the Ministry of economic development and trade this year metal companies are expected to increase steel output by 4% YoY, to 21.895 million tons. The forecast is based on the output level of the first half of the year. The manufacture of rolled metal is expected to grow by 3%, to 18.937 million…
In January-July Ukraine produced 5.189 million tons of metallurgical coke, down by 5.2% YoY. In July 798 thousand tons of coke were produced, in June – 769 and in May – 917 thousand tons. The drop in production is observed at Dneprokoks and Dniepropetrovsk By-Product Coke Plant. In H1 Ukraine imported 2.9 million tons of…
In June Russia exported 590.3 thousand tons of scrap, up by 17.5% YoY and by 31% MoM. According to the Federal Customs Statistics, in 6 months exports dropped by 13%, to 2.44 million tons. Turkey remains the main customer accounting for 44% of all Russian scrap exports, down by 15%. Average price in June was…
The salary debts to state miners will have been cleared by the Independence Day. According to the deputy minister of energy and coal industry Anatoliy Korzun, it is expected that until the end of the week over 500 million UAH will be transferred to state mines. Of them 250 million UAH will be provided by…
Growing dependency of the Russian coal industry on exports creates risks, as the external markets are volatile, president Vladimir Putin told governors of the country’s coal-producing regions on August 22. “Our consumption grew to 180 million tons last year, but we exported 210 million tons. The growing dependency on the external markets creates threats and…