After a 9-month idleness the mill-1600 in the sheet-rolling shop of Krasniy Octyabr has resumed operation. 20 tons of stainless steel products have already been rolled. The mill is used to produce cold-rolled sheet of nickel-containing steel with the thickness of 0.8 to 3 mm. The mill was produced in 1932 by a German company.…
In May Russia imported 2.3 thousand tons of ferrochromium, down by 5.7% MoM, but up by 117.5% YoY. Deliveries from Kazakhstan decreased by 10%, to 1.4 thousand tons, while Iran increased supplies to 825 tons. In 5 months ferrochromium imports totaled 11.2 thousand tons, up by 74.2% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of…
In May Russia exported 1.8 thousand tons of ferrotitanium, down by 11.3% MoM, but up by 17.1% YoY. The Netherlands accounted for 72% of the export volumes, down by 13% MoM. In 5 months ferrotitanium exports totaled 7.9 thousand tons, up by 21.7% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of the year the exports…
In January-July Azovstal Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 8.3% YoY, to 2.183 million tons. Steel manufacture dropped by 5.3%, to 2.355 million tons, and pig ion – by 12.8%, to 1.997 million tons. In July Azovstal produced 269 thousand tons of rolled metal, 301 thousand tons of steel and 265 thousand…
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…
Severstal will repair Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works converter pick-up probes to increase the number of smeltings from 82 to 86 per day. The equipment will be supplied by Danieli. The probes will be commissioned by stages in 2020. (Ukrainian metal)
NLMK Group, a global steelmaker, is pleased to announce the appointment of Vyacheslav Vorotnikov as Managing Director of NLMK Lipetsk, effective as of August 5. Vorotnikov previously held the position of NLMK Lipetsk’s Director of Production Planning and Organization. Sergey Filatov, who previously headed NLMK Lipetsk, has decided to step down as Managing Director for…
The Bakyrchik mining enterprise is considering the possibility of expanding its fleet of haul trucks made by the Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ, the enterprise’s Director General Kenbeiyl Isayev announced. When asked about possible plans to buy BelAZ haul trucks, Kenbeiyl Isayev noted that the matter would be looked into in late 2019 – early…