Ukraine: pipe exports up in 2018

In 2018 Ukraine exported 657 thousand tons of pipes valued at $737.8 million. This is the highest result in the past 4 years. In 2015 Ukraine exported 594.1 thousand tons of pipes valued at $576.4 million. Thus, in 2018 exports grew by 9.5% and by 21.8% from 2015 respectively. Last year Ukraine exported 624.9 thousand…

Russia: Evraz’s IFRS net profit up in 2018

The net profit of the U.K.-based mining giant Evraz, which operates mainly in Russia, more than tripled to $2.47 billion in 2018, as calculated under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the company said in a statement on February 28. Consolidated revenue rose by 18.6%, to $12.836 billion. Consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization…