In 2016 Russia consumed 2.6 million tons of galvanized steel and 1.9 million tons of polymer-coated rolled metal. Metal Profile Company processed and sold some 600 thousand tons of coated metal, according to the company commercial director Dmitry Andreev. The expert noted a worrying trend of thinning metal. In 2015 0.3-0.35 mm thick steel consumption…
In January-February the share of metal and metal wares in the imports from foreign countries totaled 5.4% (5.6% in January-February 2015). According to the Federal Customs Service, the cost of the products increased by 23.5% YoY, and their volume – by 30.3%. Imports of ferrous metals and wares increased by 35.3%, while pipe deliveries dropped…
Metal railroad exports in January-March decreased by 6.3% YoY, to 7.07 million tons, imports increased 3.9-fold, to 160 thousand tons. Railroad metal throughput in Q1 dropped by 4.7% YoY, to 7.23 million tons. Railroad metal delivery to port Novorossiysk for exports dropped by 12.2%, to 2.6 million tons, Tuapse – by 0.7%, to 560 thousand…
EvrazHolding marketing and aftersales department director Valentin Krizsky believes that rebars consumption in 2017 will grow by 8% YoY, to 6827 thousand tons. As of April rebars consumption is on the level of 536 thousand tons per month, up from 446 thousand tons in February and 511 thousand tons in March. Consumption of structural shapes…
Severstal forecasts that in 2017 the bar market will grow by 3-5%. At the same time at present the market is characterized by the decrease in consumption (by 25% from 2013 to 2016), as well as excessive capacities. In 2016 bar consumption was on the level of 7.912 million tons, with capacities loading at 62%.…
The Mogilev-based steel mill MMZ has started shipping rough-forged railway axles to Russia, Valery Fishman, Head of the Central Office for Innovations and Investments of the Belarusian Industry Ministry, reported on 30 March. According to the source, two significant projects have been implemented by the Belarusian Metallurgical Company lately. The first one is the production…
The state enterprise Electrotyazhmash has concluded three agreements with I Steel LLC for the delivery of steel valued at 102.29 million UAH. By February 22, 2018 the company will have supplied 4070 tons of sheet (1750 tons at 22.933 thousand UAH, 1140 tons at 24.586 thousand UAH and 1180 tons at 28.926 thousand UAH per…
Metal and metal wares share in the total exports to far foreign countries reached 9.1% in January 2017 (8% year ago). According to the Federal Customs Service, the monetary volume of the exports grew by 66.4% YoY, and physical – by 12%. Copper and copper alloys exports increased 2.2-fold, aluminum – by 17.6%, iron and…