The South Osetia company Vneshtorgservice, connected by the media with Sergey Kurchenko, has since April supplied some 140 thousand tons of iron ore valued at $18 million to the metal companies on the occupied territories of Donetsk and Lugansk regions. According to the Russian Federal Customs Service, the company has started taking metal products to…
DetailsPoltava Mining and Processing Works, a part of Ferrexpo, has invested 20 million UAH in the creation of a repair service of its own railroad wagons. The repair will be carried out by the daughter company Ferrotrans. “Last October we received a license to conduct repairs of our own wagons. We’ve been moving towards this…
DetailsRosneft has chosen the winners of its pipe purchase tender started in December 2016. The initial price of 180 billion rubles dropped by 31.3%, to 123.9 billion rubles. TMK and Gazpromtrubinvest won the largest lots. The pipes will be supplied for the development of deposits. In late April Rosneft announced another tender for the purchase…
DetailsThe Kola Iron and Steel Works, a part of Nornickel, has put a new ball mill into operation at its processing factory. The mill produced at Tyazhmash costs 48 million rubles. The machinery was purchased to replace the outdated equipment and improve quality. The mill at the factory will be used for the first time.…
DetailsThe analytical center of the government held a discussion of the problems of stainless steel manufacture and sales in Russia. The event was attended by the representatives of the ministry of economic development, the Russian Union of Metal Suppliers, the Pipe Industry Development Fund, the National Association of automobile Parts Manufacturers, MMK, Severstal, TMK, etc.…
DetailsIn April Ukraine produced 5.978 million tons of iron ore, down by 323.8 thousand tons, or by 5.1% MoM. The average daily output of concentrate and sinter ore in April was 155.9 thousand tons, up by 2 thousand tons MoM, that of sinter and pellets dropped from 49.4 thousand tons to 43.4 thousand tons. In…
DetailsThe annual volume of Ukrainian market of metal structures is estimated at over 6 billion UAH. “The market is represented by some 830 enterprises. Annually they provide the construction industry with 6 billion UAH worth of products, generating 2.5 billion UAH of added value and employing 21 thousand people”, the vice prime minister, minister of…
DetailsEnergomashspetsstal has signed a new contract with Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. The contract presupposes the production and delivery of 27 work rolls for hot-rolling weighing from 6 to 16 tons. The rolls will be supplied in August-September. EMSS rolls will be used at Azovstal to produce bars. The companies have been cooperating for a…
DetailsNovolipetsk Iron and Steel Works produced the 600-millionth ton of sinter, the main raw materials for pig iron manufacture. The sinter shop of NLMK was “born” on December 31, 1963, when the first ton of sinter was produced. The main part of the factory with the annual capacity of 11.7 million tons was put into…
DetailsThe court-appointed manager of Rostov Coal Company (a part of Zaporizhstal) has put on sale its asset complex at the initial price of 370.893 million rubles. All the assets of the debtor are included in one lot. The auction is scheduled for June 30. Rostov Coal Company was created to construct and operate the 6.9-billion…
DetailsThe public joint stock company Ukrzaliznytsia has announced an auction to sell 84.5 thousand tons of ferrous scrap with the initial price of 417.91 million UAH. The company will sell 38 thousand tons of steel scrap (GOST 4121-2002 type 510, rails and rail scrap) at 5030 UAH per ton, 24 thousand tons of GOST 4121-2002…
DetailsThe Ministry of trade and industry of Egypt has imposed antidumping duties on rebars imports from Ukraine, Turkey and China. Duties on Ukrainian rebars reach 15-27% of the customs cost, on Turkish – 10-15%, and on Chinese – 17%. The duties have been imposed for 4 months. The ministry started an antidumping investigation in December…
DetailsOn May 24 the coking battery of Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works produced the first coke. “For the first time in three years of military activity the works has reached its full capacity”, the company said in its statement. Avdiivka Coke was cut from grid as the result of intensive shelling in August 2014 and…
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