Ukraine: iron ore railroad transportation up in January-November 2019

In January-November Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) transported 62.6 million tons of iron and manganese ores, up by 3% YoY. According to the State Statistics Service, in the January-October the growth was 3.2%. Ferrous metals scrap transportation decreased by 19.7%, to 2.2 million tons. Ukrzaliznytsia has also decreased the transportation of ferrous metals by 4.1%, to 17.6…

Russia: Sverdlovsk region to produce DRI

The authorities of Sverdlovsk region have approved new residents of the Titanium Valley special economic zone. In particular, at the Salda site Ferrostar will be producing directly reduced iron with low prime cost. Investments will reach 2.3 billion rubles. When the company reaches its design capacity it will employ 80 people. (Ukrainian metal)

Russia: ferrous metals transportation via East-Siberian Railroad down in January-November 2019

In January-November East-Siberian Railroad transported 315.8 thousand TEU containers, up by 12.8% YoY. In particular, transportation of non-ferrous metals grew by 24%, to 15.4 thousand containers, and metal wares – by 35.8%, to 8.7 thousand containers. At the same time transportation of ferrous metals dropped by 0.8%, to 2.6 thousand containers, and ferrous scrap –…