In March, Ukraine exported 77.06 thousand tons of ferroalloys valued at $86.1 million, up by 34.4% and by 34.3% MoM respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, in Q1 Ukraine exported 238.16 thousand tons of ferroalloys valued at $262.9 million. The share of ferroalloys in foreign trade was 2.14%. In March, Turkey (11.9 thousand tons),…
In January-March Ukraine increased aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) imports by 22% YoY, to 1.4 million tons valued at $61.13 million, up by 35.3%. According to the State Fiscal Service, Guinea supplied most of the ore (58.47%), followed by Guyana (36.49%) and Brazil (4.77%). Ukraine did not re-export this raw material neither in Q1 2019,…
Precious prices increased in Azerbaijan on April 11 compared to the prices on April 10. The price of gold grew by 8.1777 manats, to 2,222.4185 manats per ounce. The price of silver went up by 0.0584 manats, to 25.8824 manats per ounce. The price of platinum increased by 25.857 manats, to 1,540.574 manats. While the…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is taking part in the international industrial exhibition Vietnam Expo 2019 in Hanoi. As one of the fastest growing economies in South-East Asia, Vietnam is one of MMK’s key markets. In 2018, MMK’s metal product shipments to Vietnam doubled compared to 2017, amounting to 540,000 tons and making MMK…
Two robot trucks made by the Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ are being tested in the Abakansky open pit in the Republic of Khakassia. The 130-tonne BelAZ-7513R trucks were shipped to Khakassia in early 2019. There are plans to solemnly commission the vehicles in August. BelAZ and VIST Group developed the first remotely operated haul…
In January-February, Armenian metal industry decreased output by 17.6% as opposed to a drop of 10.8% last year. The only increase was registered for ferromolybdenum manufacture – by 46%, to 1041 tons, as opposed to a drop of 38.6%. In February, ferromolybdenum output totaled 555 tons, up by 14.2% MoM. Copper concentrate manufacture fell by…
In January-March, Chukotka Autonomous District extracted 5315 kg of gold, almost unchanged YoY. Silver output dropped by 6.6%, to 25.6 tons. At present 5 enterprises are mining gold in the region: Chukotka Mining and Geological Company, Severnoye Zoloto LLC, Mayskoye LLC, Rudnik Karalveyem and Rudnik Valunistiy LLC. Alluvial gold extraction will last from May till…
In February, Armenia produced 887 tons of molybdenum concentrate, up by 7.9% MoM and by 6.4% YoY. FeMo manufacture grew to 555 tons, by 14.2% MoM and by 51% YoY. The increase is due to the growing demand in Europe, the main sales market for Armenia. In January-February, molybdenum concentrate output dropped by 4.6% YoY,…
