According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in January-February Russia produced 749 thousand tons of metal structures, up by 26% YoY. In particular, in February the output grew by 19.9% MoM and by 28% YoY. Aluminum structures accounted for 7.3 thousand tons. In February output dropped by 5.1% YoY, but increased by 42.2% MoM.…
On March 19 the pelletizing machine of Karelsky Okatysh produced the anniversary 300-millionth ton of pellets. The first million tons was produced on March 5, 1983. The 100-millionth ton was manufactured on November 29, 1996. Another milestone – 200 million tons – was reached also in 13 years. But after that the rate grew –…
In January-February Kazakhstan produced 0.074 million tons of raw copper, up by 5.4% YoY. In February copper manufacture grew by 2.8% YoY, but dropped by 1.2% MoM, to 0.037 million tons. Zinc output in 2 months decreased by 4% YoY, to 0.052 million tons. In February Kazakhstan produced 0.027 million tons of zinc, down by…
MMK Trading House is now among the top 1,000 most successful Russian suppliers, according to the electronic trading platform B2B Center. The study was conducted with 406,000 companies. The list of the most successful Russian suppliers was compiled based on the results of 2018 by a special computer algorithm with a number of different criteria.…
In 2018 Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant invested 74.1 million UAH in the repair of its main machinery. In Q1 the company plans to repair the ore-smelting furnace No. 1 (the repair will be carried out in 53 days) and the tube-type rotary kiln No. 1 (50 days). “The repair will result in the decrease of capacity…
Lugansk region administration has addressed the prime minister on the issue of some mines being cut off grid. In particular, the administration has received a letter from Ukrinterenergo saying that Pervomayskugol and Lisichanskugol mines will be left without electricity. The reason is the electricity debts of 77.33 million UAH. If the mines are cut off…
In January Armenia produced 822 tons of molybdenum concentrate, down by 8.8% MoM and by 14.1% YoY, and 485 tons of FeMo, down by 31.7%, but up by 41% respectively. The molybdenum output decrease is due to the low demand from Europe, the key sales market. In mid-January FeMo (60-70% Mo) prices in Europe fell…
Representatives of the Copper Pipe Works, a part of UGMK, have visited Ferrocrtalic, Slovenia, the largest manufacturer of the sand blasting equipment in the Balkans. The goal of the visit was to see the manufacture of machinery to clean inner surface of copper pipes. The new machine, that the company intends to purchase, will decrease…