Yesterday marked exactly one year since the tragedy at the Kostenko mine, which took the lives of 46 miners. What safety improvements have been made at the enterprise and what work has been done in this area? On October 28, 2023, news of the explosion at the Kostenko mine shook not only the Karaganda region…
At the propaganda event “Unity Marathon” on October 26 in Zhlobin, the head of the governor’s administration Dzmitry Krutoi spoke about the role of the Belarusian Metallurgical Plant. The official recalled Lukashenka’s demand for state support: that every budget ruble be spent prudently and carefully. “Because the responsibility is huge and the obligations to the…
Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Works continues heading the list of 1000 large taxpayers in Armenia, having retained the first place in January-September. According to the Committee on State Income, the company increased tax payments to the state budget by 59% YoY, to 83.6 billion drams. In particular, 1.7 billion drams accounted for tax duties, 26.6 billion drams…
Rovshan Amirjanov, Deputy Chairman of the “Azerbaijan Jewelers Association” public union and Chairman of the Technical Committee for Precious Metals and Stones, noted that the price of a gram of 999.9-purity gold currently stood at $88. With rising demand in international markets, a steady increase in gold exports from Azerbaijan is anticipated. “Production and export…
In January-September, Georgia’s trade turnover with Turkiye, its main trade partner, amounted to $2.33 billion. Imports accounted for $1.99 billion, up by 6.6% YoY, and exports – $347.03, up by 6.2%. In particular, imports of steel pipes grew by 81.8%, to 56.396 thousand tons, valued at $48 million, up by 57.8%. (Ukrainian metal)
NEQSOL Holding, which has bought the United Mining and Chemical Company, will focus on the development of the asset and will look for new deposits. “We understand that UMCC has reserves for the medium-term. The enterprise continues operating and there is no high dependence on reserves now. But we will develop and look for promising…
On October 21, the Minister of Industry and Construction signed a decree to prolong the ban to export ferrous and non-ferrous scrap and wastes. The ban concerns all types of transportation and will be valid for 6 months. The decree comes into effect on November 2. (Ukrainian metal)
On October 22, the State Labor Service revoked the license to produce industrial explosives from the Unigran-Service LLC. In March, the similar license was revoked from Kriviy Rih Iron Ore Industrial Complex. In both cases the licenses were revoked at the companies’ requests. (Ukrainian metal)