VTB bank has reported that it has started cooperation with “UralSibTrade. Siberian region” and has opened a 150 million rubles line for 2 years for it. The goal of the financing is the crediting of the current operations. “We carry out work with companies interested in the development of their business. I am sure that…
In July the Russian steel market is bound to start improving. According to MMK Trading House LLC director Denis Lyadov, in late 2016 Russian metal makers started increasing steel prices following its prime cost growth. But in spring roads were closed and the delivery dropped. This year the company intends to sell over 1 million…
The Russian Steel Association for the first time since 2013 expects the increase in metal consumption on the local market – by 1.2% YoY. Steel consumption growth in Q1 was 6% YoY. At the same time imports increased by 80%. In 2000-2016 investments into the industry totaled 2.04 trillion rubles, this year they will increase…
In January-April Russia exported $109.9 billion worth of goods, up by 30.5% YoY. According to the customs statistics, metal share was 10.1%, up from 9.7% In January-April 2016. Metal exports went up in money terms by 38.5% YoY, but dropped in volume – by 2.7%. Ferroalloy exports decreased by 4.1%, unalloyed steel and iron semi-finished…
In January-May Ukraine decreased imports of hot-briquetted iron from Russia by 97.8% YoY, to 980 tons. HBI is the scrap substitute in metal making. According to the customs statistics of the State Fiscal Service, in money terms imports dropped by 96.1%, to $262 thousand. All the imports came from Russia. (Ukrainian metal)
In May railroad transportation increased by 3.5% YoY, to 106.5 million tons. According to the Russian Railroads, in January-May throughput increased by 3.8% YoY, to 516.9 million tons. Coke transportation in 5 months increased by 1.3%, to 4.7 million tons, ferrous scrap – by 7.4%, to 5.6 million tons. At the same time ferrous metals…
SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. (the Philippines) has concluded an agreement with two Russian companies aiming at long-term cooperation with them. Under the $250 million contract Evraz will annually supply 50 thousand tons of billets to SteelAsia works in Davao City and in the Bulakan province. In Q1 the group purchased 240 thousand tons of Russian billets…
In January-March the volume of foreign trade in Kazakhstan amounted to $16.8 billion, up by 24.2% YoY. Exports increased by 30%, to $10.8 billion, and imports – by 15.1%, to $6 billion. Copper ore exports to China and Russia increased almost 3-fold (from $67 million to $182 million); coal – 2.4-fold, to $146 million to…
