In 2019, 422 employees perished in the industry, up by 3.2% YoY. The total number of work accidents was 3.876 thousand, down by 6%. In particular in metallurgy 199 people were injured and 13 perished, while in mining – 160 and 16 respectively. (Ukrainian metal)
Metallurgy remains one of the most investment-attractive spheres – it accounts for over 25 projects with the volume of investments on the level of 3 billion rubles each. Metal industry share in the Russian GDP is 5%, in industrial manufacture – 12% and in exports – more than 10%. The largest projects so far are…
In 2019 Izmail seaport decreased throughput by 8.5% YoY, to 4.3 million tons. Due to the crisis of the metal industry, exports of pellets have decreased considerably. At the same time, the annual target has been met, mostly due to the 2-fold growth of iron ore raw materials transit, to 245.9 thousand tons. The port…
Verkhnevolzhsky Service Metal Center has officially commissioned a new slitting machine. The machine can cut rolled metal of carbon and stainless steel, aluminum and copper with the thickness of 0.2 mm. The equipment was supplied by Fagor. The companies have been cooperating for more than 14 years. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2019 railroad transportation in Perm region totaled 44.9 million tons, up by 0.7% YoY. In particular, the railroad transported 235.2 thousand tons of ferrous metals, up by 0.7%, and 398.6 thousand tons of iron and manganese ore, up by 68.2%. At the same time, transportation of ferrous scrap dropped by 14.2%, to 455.4 thousand…
In 2019 Donetsk Railroad transported 42.9 million tons of cargo, down by 5.5% YoY. In particular, 15.6 million tons of coal were transported, up by 8.9%, or 42.8 thousand tons per day on average (626.7 cars). Transportation of ferrous metals grew by 1.2%, to 7.35 million tons, while that of fluxes dropped by 3%, to…
In December 2019 RZD transported 106.7 million tons of cargo, down by 2% YoY. In 2019 transportation dropped by 0.9%, to 1.278 billion tons. In particular, RZD transported 120.2 million tons of iron and manganese ore, up by 3% YoY. At the same time, ferrous metals transportation dropped by 5.6%, to 73.8 million tons, and…
In 2019 Ukraine increased metal transportation along the Dnepr River by 32.9% YoY, to 1.7 million tons. According to the River Information Service, overall transportation increased by 19%, to 11.8 million tons. In particular, Zaporizhstal increased transportation via the Zaporozhye River Port by 36%, to 905 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)