In 2024 Zaporizhstal increased rolled metal manufacture by 18.1% YoY, to 2.426 million tons. Steel output grew by 17.2%, to 2.89 million tons, and pig iron – by 14.2%, to 3.1 million tons. In December 2024 Zaporizhstal produced 284.7 thousand tons of pig iron, 245.5 thousand tons of steel and 234.1 thousand tons of rolled…
Metinvest has implemented AI-solutions to control production quality at Zaporizhstal, which will help save around $250 thousand per year. The artificial intelligence can find faults in slabs production when cutting plates. A fault is highlighted in red on screen. If the fault is not categorized by the system, it is highlighted in yellow. And if…
In 2024 Almalyk Mining and Processing Works exported products worth $610.852 million, up by 11.1% from the forecast. In particular, copper products exports increased by 32.6%, to 51.698 thousand tons, lead concentrate by 21.5%, to 15.183 thousand tons and molybdenum products – by 9.3%, to 760 tons. Last year the target was set to export…
In 2024 Zaporizhkoks increased blast furnace coke manufacture by 2.1% YoY, to 874.7 thousand tons. In December 2024 the company produced 74.2 thousand tons of coke. Zaporizhkoks is one of the largest by-product coke manufacturers in Ukraine, accounting for 10% of all coke output. (Ukrainian metal)
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company (NGMK) produced goods worth 93.9 trillion sums in 2024, representing a 5.3% increase compared to 2023. The enterprise contributed 57.5 trillion sums in taxes and dividends to Uzbekistan’s state budget. Under its investment program, NGMK invested $790 million, leading to the creation of 715 new jobs. Additionally, within the localization…
Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company PrJSC has sent 10 thousand tons of iron ore raw materials for export in the new year. “We’re shipping our first caravan to Serbia this year comprising the Kapitan Antypov and 5 barges. That’s almost 10 thousand tons of iron ore raw materials. The new contract is 30% bigger that the…
In January 2024 Almalyk Mining and Processing Works launched new thickeners Nos. 13 and 14. In April 2024 the railroad shop No. 3 commissioned a site for washing automobile and railroad transport means. In the same month reconstruction of the cooling tower in the air distribution shop was completed and a hydrometallurgical site for semi-finished…
Since January 1 Kazatomprom has suspended joint mining of uranium with Cameco at the Inkay deposit. According to Kazatomprom, the joint venture Inkay has not been allowed to mine uranium because of the delay with submission of the necessary documents. The company expects the joint venture to present the documents to the Ministry of Energy…