Russian Railways and the Union of Railway Operators Market have complained to the Federal Antimonopoly Service about high prices for wheels. According to the claim, annual demand for wheels amounts to 1.6 million while only 1.5 million are produced. The wheels for the Russian track gauge are made by the Vyksa Iron and Steel Works,…
Chairman of the Central Bank Artur Javadyan said that Armenia would soon start producing gold bars. Addressing a government meeting on June 19, Javadyan revealed that a factory would be established, and that all the equipment had already been purchased. “We are working with a prestigious Swiss company. A factory will open to enable our…
In May Russia increased gold output by 11.5% YoY. At the same time compared with April the output dropped by 16.3%. In January-May gold manufacture in Russia grew by 24.4% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-May Ukraine mined 12.812 million tons of coal, down by 7.8% YoY. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, the output of coking coal dropped by 21.5%, to 2.117 million tons, and of power-generating coal by 4.5%, to 10.695 million tons. In May coal mining decreased by 1.9%, to 2.6 million tons.…
Representatives of Moldova Iron and Steel Works held talks with Ukrainian companies on the resumption of scrap deliveries. “In April and May there were no deliveries. But I know for sure, that their representatives have come to Ukraine for negotiations. There are risks, especially in winter, when scrap procurement in Ukraine falls”, Interpipe CFO Denis…
Vitaliy Bash has been appointed a new general manager of Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works, a part of DCH. He is also the director of the Sukhaya Balka mine and the managing company DCH Steel. The decision to appoint one person to manage three assets has to do with the need to provide for coordinated…
The sanctions imposed by Russia on the delivery of pipes from Ukraine didn’t have an impact on Interpipe. “Losses from sanctions are not considerable. The products yielding the biggest income in Russia have long been prohibited”, Interpipe CFO Denis Morozov said, adding that there was a duty of 27% on Interpipe pipes on the Russian…
Until the end of the year Ferrexpo plans to buy 400 gondola cars. The decision is due to the strategic plans of Ferrexpo to increase pellets output. In early 2019 Yeristovo Mining and Processing Works purchased 200 gondola cars from Kryukovsky Works, bringing the combined total to 2.6 thousand cars. (Ukrainian metal)
