In March, according to the customs statistics, Russia imported 246.2 thousand tons of rolled steel and pipes from Ukraine, up by 12.7% MoM, by 24% compared with January, and by 11% YoY. In January-March imports grew by 16.7% YoY, to 663.1 thousand tons. Sections and bars accounted for 44% of the imports, including 47% of…
Russia is prepared to do anything to settle the issue of antidumping investigation on metal imports to Mexico. “We have drawn the attention of our Mexican colleagues to the situation with the ongoing antidumping investigation on our ferrous products. We have certain suggestions on what to do, and we’ll continue doing it”, deputy foreign minister…
In March, Yekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works successfully passed its quality management system re-certification audit, carried out by TMS Rus LLC, an exclusive representative of the TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH in the EAEU. The new ISO 9001:2015 certificate is valid until April 4, 2022. EZOTsM products have been certified since 1992, and the whole…
Karelsky Okatysh has completed a complex repair of its pelletizing machine No. 3 by replacing 150 meters of rails. The rails are used to transport trolleys with raw pellets to the machine. In order to free the old rails to be disassembled the company first had to remove 120 trolleys, weighing 10 tons each. The…
Miners in Georgia’s western town of Chiatura have ended a strike launched on May 16 after demanding better salaries and working conditions, as a deal has been reached with the Georgian Manganese company. The company promised a 25% in salaries starting from June 1, while an additional 10% rise will take place starting next year.…
In April, Ukraine produced 1.938 million tons of steel, up by 12.6% YoY. Thus the country was able to go up one place in the world steel manufacturers rating, according to World Steel Association. China is in the lead with 85 million tons of steel, up by 12.7%. Russia decreased output by 8.3%, to 5.6…
In January-March, Metinvest B.V. decreased capital investments by 8% YoY, to $198 million. The share of projects to improve capacity reached 43%, up from 39% in Q1 2018. Capital repairs accounted for 57% of investments (61% last year). Metal segment accounted for 50% of investments, while mining – 48%. 2% fell on corporate expenses. Last…
Until the end of the year SMC-Kolpino will produce 14 dump car sides for Karelsky Okatysh. The length of each side will be 14 meters, height – 1.3 meters and weight – over 4 tons. The sides will be produced of sheet and plates manufactured at the mill-5000 in Kolpino. SMC-Kolpino mastered the manufacture of…
