Metinvest gets Antimonopoly Committee nod for Ilyich merger

Metinvest BV (Netherlands) has obtained a formal approval of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine for acquisition of newly issued shares of the Ilyich Steel, PSC and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works, PJSC thereby gaining more than 50% voting rights in managerial bodies of aforementioned companies. This is another important step Metinvest BV has taken towards…

Ilyich and Metinvest combination could create one of world’s top steel firms

Ukrainian analysts said a likely combination between the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and the Metinvest conglomerate would create one of the world’s top 20 steel firms.Mr. Andrei Gerus, head of consulting at Concorde Capital, says Metinvest is currently the world’s 30th biggest steel producer. It is also the world’s seventh biggest iron ore…

Metinvest hikes iron ore prices for Ukrainian steel mills

It is reported that in April Ukrainian mining and steel producing company Metinvest Holding doubled on YoY basis its iron ore materials prices for domestic consumers.Mr. Alexander Ryzhenkov, chairman of the board of the Ukrainian steelmaker Donetskstal, said that starting from April it had receives pellets from Metinvest iron ore subsidiary Severniy GOK at the…

Canada imposes AD duty on Ukrainian steel plates

On January 4th 2010, the Canada Border Services Agency made a final determination of dumping pursuant to paragraph 41(1)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act with respect to hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low alloy steel plate not further manufactured than hot-rolled, heat treated or not, in cut lengths in widths from 24 inches…