It is reported that during the third week of May Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, subsidiary of Ukrainian steel producer Industrial Union of Donbass (ISD), was forced to halt two of its blast furnaces, i. E. BF No 3 and BF No 4 with a total capacity of 144,000 tons of pig iron per month…
It is reported that in March in comparison with February the Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works increased its output of; – finished rolled metal by 95.2% up to 369,000 tons;– steel by 72.0% up to 387,000 tons;– iron by 67.5% up to 330,000 tons;– agglomerate by 23.1% up to 437,000 tons. (SteelGuru)
According to Mr. Taras Shevchenko, CEO of the Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works, the company has restarted full capacity operations at three of its four blast furnaces. Operations at two of the four BFs were stopped during the global economic crisis due to the shortage of raw materials, while the other two BFs were operating…
It is reported that the Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works plans to restart two blast furnaces on February 20 and run into operation with full capacity.These two blast furnaces were idled due to the lack of raw materials during the world financial crisis.The crude steel, finished steel products and pig iron output of Alchevsk was…
According to preliminary data, in 2009 the investment volume into Ukrainian metallurgy upgrade did not exceed UAH 5 billion.In recent years the metallurgists kept increasing the investments into main capacities upgrade. The investment started picking up in 2007, when the investments volume amounted to UAH 10.5 billion. In terms of specific investments per 1 ton…
The major Ukrainian steelmakers have released their preliminary production results for the first month of 2010. Of the top seven largest Ukrainian steel producers, only Azovstal and ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih showed QoQ increases in output, of 4.9% and 3.9% respectively, due to positive changes in the market situation.Mr. Andrey Gerus, an analyst at the Ukrainian…
Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works increased the output of finished metal-roll by 2.6% up to 233,000 tons in January when compared with December 2009.The works has reduced steel output by 0.4% down to 255,000 tons.Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works has increased iron output by 1.9% up to 219,000 tons as well as the output of…
Ukrainian metals & mining companies reduced their steel output by 20% YoY in 2009. Steel output in December and the entire year of 2009 was in line with the expectations. Company December 2009, th. t November 2009, th. t Change, % 2009, th. t 2008, th. t Change, % Azovstal 476 456 1 4651 5510…
