Technoinvest Alliance has once again postponed the terms of launching the mining and processing works on the basis of the largest rare-earth metals deposit in Russia (Zashikhinskoye) – this time to late 2023. The terms have been postponed since 2014. Initially it was intended to start the construction of the works with the capacity of…
In 2019 Vorkutaugol will increase investments in development by 18% YoY, to 6.2 billion rubles. Most of the funds – 2.7 billion rubles – will be spent to replace outdated mining and processing machinery, as well as cargo and passenger transport. The construction of the ventilation shaft No. 4 at the Zapolyarnaya mine, the ventilation…
In 2019 the demand for Russian steel will be weak. “Construction volumes are not large, so, we believe the market will remain on current levels”, Severstal deputy CFO Alexei Kulichenko said. According to Severstal estimate made in November 2018, the growth of the local demand for steel in 2018 was 1.1%. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2018 Primorsky Mining and Processing Works extracted 267 thousand tons of tungsten ore. The mining company AIR extracted 2574 tons of tungsten and copper concentrate. The results are up by 6% and 15% YoY respectively. Primorsky GOK sold 840 million rubles worth of ore last year, up 1.5-fold, and AIR – 3 billion rubles,…
In 2018 Izhstal sold over 63 thousand tons of metal to local machine-building enterprises, up by 22% YoY. The company mostly supplies stainless, heat-resistant and corrosion-resistant steel for the manufacture of various spare parts and machines, as well as springs and bearings. “Machine-builders are our traditional customers. Their share last year was 26%”, the company…
Metinvest has finalized the deal to buy Unisteel LLC in Kriviy Rih. “We expect the company to manufacture new products – the so-called structure rolled metal with the thickness of over 1.6 mm to be used in construction”, Metinvest-SMC CEO Dmitry Lippa said. Unisteel can also produce thinner rolled metal – 0.45 mm. The works…
Output of thermal and coking coal in Ukraine in 2018 increased by 0.9% YoY, from 33 million to 33.29 million tons. State-owned coalmines during the reporting period extracted 4.14 million tons of coal, according to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine. In particular, the output of coking coal, used for the needs…
In 2018 Metinvest increased rolled metal output by 3%, to 5.769 million tons. In particular, flat rolled metal manufacture grew by 2%, to 4.747 million tons, and long rolled metal – by 14%, to 817 thousand tons. At the same time the output of rails dropped by 3%, to 65 thousand tons, and pipes –…
