Uralmashzavod has started producing its largest excavators – EKG-35. In April the company concluded an agreement to supply two such machines to Kuzbassrazrezugol. One more excavator will be produced for an undisclosed Russian coalmining company. The first version of the excavator was produced in late 2017, and in spring 2018 it was put into operation…
Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works has confirmed the certificates of correspondence of its welded rebar mesh for ferroconcrete structures in the Mosstroysertifikatsia system. The use of such mesh in construction improves the quality of the structures. The experts have analyzed the mesh manufacture at BMK, checked the operation of the machinery and equipment as well…
The Ministry of Economy has estimated the possible losses of exporters in case Egypt imposes protective measures at $400 million. A special note has been sent to the Egyptian ministry. The document contains reports confirming the absence of facts testifying to the damage to the Egypt’s steel industry. Egypt announced its intention to impose protective…
In April, Ukrainian metal companies decreased gas consumption by 7% MoM, to 140 million cubic meters. In 4 months the industry consumed 600 million cubic meters of gas, down by 8% YoY. Electricity consumption in April fell by 4% MoM, to 950 million kW-h, with 4 months consumption down by 3%, to 3870 million kW-h.…
According to Ukrmetallurgprom, in June, Ukraine will produce 1.9 million tons of both steel and pig iron and 1.7 million tons of rolled metal. As of May 15, 19 out of 21 blast furnaces, 7 out of 9 open-hearth furnaces, 13 out of 16 converters, 6 out of 15 electric arc furnaces and all the…
In 2019 VSMPO-Avisma intends to increase output to 38 thousand tons. After a drop of 2017 (28.8 thousand tons), the manufacture is expected to grow by a third. Earlier the corporation planned to increase output from 33.7 thousand tons to 35 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Mariinsky Priisk intends to become the only metallic beryllium manufacturer in Russia, working at the Malyshevskoye deposit in Sverdlovsk region. So far, the company has been extracting beryllium and storing it, but it wants also to process it. The project is expected to have been carried out by 2025, with 2 thousand jobs to be…
In January-April, the cargo throughput of Russia ports increased by 2.4% YoY, to 269.3 million tons. In particular, the ports transshipped 54.2 million tons of coal, up by 10.5% YoY, and 2.5 million tons of ore, up by 24.5%. At the same time the transportation of ferrous metals dropped by 8.3%, to 9.9 million tons.…