Russia: steel output down in Q1 2019

In January-March, Russia decreased production of unalloyed steel and semi-finished products by 0.2% YoY. In March the output totaled 4.8 million tons, down by 7.4% YoY and by 0.1% MoM. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, stainless steel manufacture dropped by 14.3% YoY, but grew by 13.4% MoM, to 14.3 thousand tons. In…

Ukraine: Makeevkoks elects supervisory board

Shareholders of Makeevkoks, situated on the Ukraine-uncontrolled territory, refreshed the supervisory board, by removing two of its members, as well as changing the auditor. The decisions were taken at the shareholders’ meeting on April 18. In particular, the shareholders have re-elected Igor Nadych and Olga Vinogorodskaya as members of the supervisory board for three years,…