Krasniy Octyabr Iron and Steel Works has commissioned its steel-smelting furnace No. 5 with the volume of 200 tons. The furnace in the electric arc shop No. 2 was shut down in May 2018 for repair, when the roof over it was disassembled in order to install dry gas-purification equipment. This was the first repair…
In May, Severstal Distribution sold 109 thousand tons of metal in Russia. On average since the start of the year the company has been selling 82 thousand tons of metal per month. The previous record of 95 thousand tons was set in August 2018. The record-high volume of sales has been reached as the result…
Krasniy Octyabr Iron and Steel Works is mastering the manufacture of a new product – pipe billets with the diameter of 184 mm (10X13N2MF) and 190-250 mm (15X13N2). The billets will be supplied to Volzhsky Pipe Works, which used to buy them abroad. The decision to increase cooperation has been taken after a number of…
Prices of gold and silver increased in Azerbaijan on June 7 compared to the previous prices. The price of gold grew by 16.677 manats, to 2,265.93 manats per ounce. The price of silver went up by 0.2399 manats, to 25.303 manats per ounce. The price of platinum dropped by 25.211 manats, to 1,368.4065 manats per…
Most of the licenses were issued in Kyrgyzstan for development of mineral resources – 1,273, Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use Myrza Zhamanbaev reported. According to him, 917 licenses have been issued for mineral exploration, and 230 – for prospecting. In total, over the years of independence, 2,420 licenses…
In 2018, taking into account tenders and auctions, revenues to the republican and local budgets from the work of mining enterprises amounted to 10,687 billion soms, the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use presented such data. According to the committee, as of today, the industry employs more than 18,000 people. The volume of…
The Russian metal trade fair trio Tube Russia, Metallurgy Russia and Litmash Russia took place together at the Moscow exhibition center Krasnaya Presnya on May 14 to 17. 270 companies from 20 countries presented technological innovations and solutions for the requirements of industry 4.0. Next to Russia and its neighboring Eastern European countries, exhibitors primarily…
In April, Armenia produced 1210 tons of molybdenum concentrate, down by 10.4% MoM, but up by 27.5% from the 2018 average level. Ferromolybdenum manufacture increased by 3.3% MoM and by 25.3% YoY, to 683 tons. In January-April, molybdenum concentrate output grew by 15% YoY, to 4250 tons, while that of ferromolybdenum – by 5.8%, to…