Metalmeistars now has the largest optic-fiber laser cutting machine. The unique machine has been made by Bystronic (Switzerland). The price of the machine is around 1 million euro. Its size is 6.25 x 2.5 meters. “Now we can make larger parts. Even though the new machine is larger, it consumes less electricity than the old…
In January Ukrainian metal companies decreased natural gas consumption by 3% MoM and by 8% YoY. In December 2018 gas consumption grew by 13% MoM, to 170 million cubic meters. Electricity consumption in January was 1.01 billion kW-h, down by 1% MoM and by 6% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
The Far Eastern Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Center (FESRC) Zvezda may begin using Russia-made steel instead of foreign with Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) and Amurstal among the supplier options. Currently, steel for Zvezda is delivered from South Korea. In 2016, Rosneft and Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) established a joint venture to…
Average salary in the metal and mining industry in Ukraine is 2 times higher than the monthly wages of financial and law workers. According to the Federation of metallurgists, in December 2018 the average salary of Ukrainian metal makers ranged between 10 thousand UAH and 26.9 thousand UAH. In particular, a typical blast furnace gas…
In H2 2018 the number of people employed in metal industry grew by 0.5%, to 189.7 thousand people. According to the State Statistics Service, average salary in the industry increased by 29% last year, to 12.496 thousand UAH. Metal companies also paid a lot of taxes, becoming major taxpayers. (Ukrainian metal)
In January the West-Siberian Railroad transported 22 million tons of cargo in Kuzbass region, up by 5% YoY. In particular, the transportation of coal grew by 3.5%, to 19 million tons. The railroad also transported 775 thousand tons of iron ore (+49%) and 547 thousand tons of ferrous metals (+2.7%). (Ukrainian metal)
In January Russian Railroads transported 105.4 million tons of cargo, up by 1.6% YoY. In particular, coal transportation grew by 5.2%, to 32.9 million tons, coke – by 9.1%, to 0.986 million tons, iron and manganese ore – by 7.5%, to 9.9 million tons, and ferrous metals – by 0.1%, to 6.6 million tons. At…
In 2018 Ukrainian metal enterprises consumed some 1.84 billion cubic meters of natural gas, up by 4% YoY. In December 2018, gas consumption grew by 13% MoM, to 170 million cubic meters. Energy consumption last year was 11.76 billion kW-h, up by 6% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
