Kazakhstan: copper ore mining up in 2018

Over the past year, mining of copper ore rose by 8.2% YoY, to 103.2 million tons. The country produced 12.9 million tons of copper concentrates (+15.7%), 4.8 million tons of copper-zinc ores (-4.2%), and 580.6 thousand tons of copper in copper concentrate (+15.5%). The main copper ore miners are East Kazakhstan (37% of the total…

Russia: Mechel launches steel trade online store

Mechel reports launching an online store to market the company’s rolls. Mechel Service LLC’s online store offers a wide range of rolls, including over 40,000 articles in 49 categories such as flat and section rolls, pipes, hot- and cold-rolled products, hardware, stainless rolls and others. The store’s website is www.mechelservice.ru. The website also shows updated…

Russia: MMK output down in Q4 2018

The steel output of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) fell by 7.8% QoQ, to 3.112 million tons in October-December 2018, the company said in a statement. Cast iron output decreased by 2.4%, to 2.558 million tons. In 2018, the company’s steel output went down by 1.5%, to 12.664 million tons, and cast iron output…