Ferrexpo plc, controlling PGOK and EGOK, expects to reach $500 million of EBITDA in 2018. The group plans to announce its 2018 financial results on March 20. In 2017 Ferrexpo net profit grew 2.1-fold YoY, to $394.47 million, with revenue up by 21.4%, to $1.197 million. EBITDA increased by 46.9%, to $551 million. (Ukrainian metal)
Izhorsky Pipe Works has concluded an agreement with Gazprom Komplektatsia to supply 107.218 thousand tons of large diameter pipes valued at 8.186 billion rubles ($125 million). The pipes have to be delivered in October. The auction was held in late December 2018. ITZ had no competitors. (Ukrainian metal)
The prices of precious metals varied in Azerbaijan on February 4. The price of gold decreased by 9.8685 manats, to 2,231.437 manats per ounce on February 4 compared to the price on February 1. The price of silver dropped by 0.2431 manats, to 26.8905 manats per ounce. At the same time the price of platinum…
The price of one ounce of gold increased by 26.0015 manats or by 1.16% last week in Azerbaijan, to 2,230.1841 manats. The price of one ounce of silver grew by 0.2812 manats or by 1.04%, to 27.029 manats. The price of one ounce of platinum went up by 0.7395 manats or by 0.05%, to 1,390.226…
In 2018 Ukraine decreased the output of semi-wrought gold by 61.5% YoY, to 5 kg. Unwrought silver (or powder) output also decreased – by 32.4%, to 1527 kg. Semi-wrought silver manufacture fell by 50.2%, to 495 kg. (Ukrainian metal)
Evraz is carrying out an investment project to develop the 29a coal bed at the Yesaulskaya mine with the reserves of over 10 million tons of coking coal. The mining is expected to start in Q1 2020. Investments total over 1.5 billion rubles. At present miners of the Yesaulskaya are developing the 26 coal bed.…
In 2018 Amur Zoloto mined 1515 kg of gold in Khabarovsk region, up by 2% YoY. In particular, Yubileyniy GOK processed 105 thousand tons of ore and 11 tons of concentrate, producing 1120.4 tons of gold and 685.2 kg of silver. Brekchievaya quarry zone at the Perevalnoye deposit mined 245.4 thousand tons of ore, yielding…
In December 2018 Russia produced 5.87 million tons of steel, down by 5.9% YoY (5.68 million tons in November 2018). In the whole year steel manufacture increased by 0.3% YoY, to 71.68 million tons. Ukraine, though no longer a part of CIS, decreased steel output in December 2018 by 0.6%, to 1.885 million tons (1.659…
