Russia: Rusal output up in 2018

In 2018 Rusal produced 3.753 million tons of aluminum, up by 1.3% YoY. At the same time, sales dropped by 7.2%, to 3.671 million tons. In Q4 2018 the output grew by 0.4% QoQ, to 0.943 million tons, while sales decreased by 16.2%, to 0.877 million tons. In 2018 the average price was $2259 per…

Ukraine: AMKR supplies rolled metal products for the national highway reconstruction

ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has started supplying its metal products for the reconstruction of H-31 Dnipro-Tsarychanka-Kobelyaki-Reshetylovka highway in Poltava region. This is one of the most large-scale infrastructure projects in Ukraine. Since the end of 2018, the company has already shipped about 90 tons of rebar of A500C class of 25 mm diameter and A240C class…

Russia: OEMK produces 70 million tons of metallized pellets

Oskol Electrometallurgical Works has produced the 70-millionth ton of metallized pellets. In December 2018 the pelletizing and metallizing shop, recently reorganized into the pelletizing and metallizing factory, turned 35. In 2010 the company modernized its metallizing machine No. 1. In 2013 the metallizing machine No. 3 was put into operation. In 2015 the metallizing machine…