Ukraine: AMKR stops using gas at two blast furnaces
ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has stopped using natural gas at two of its blast furnaces (##6 and 7) by switching to gasless charge, and thus decreasing the prime cost of pig iron.
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: rounds (ordinary steel), February 2016
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR75.0903* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH27.054389* min max min max January 216.54 560.27 340.68 340.68 February 227.59 560.27 350.33 350.33 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 29.02.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
DetailsUkraine: mining company damages Ternopil region for 1.3 million UAH
The Security Service of Ukraine has found the facts of polluting over 3 hectares of agricultural lands in Ternopil region with mining wastes.
Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia to provide more trains for Metinvest
Ukrzaliznytsia says it’s willing to provide additional cargo trains for Metinvest.
Ukraine: coal output up in Q1 2016
In January-March Ukraine mined 10 million tons of coal, up by 6.4% YoY. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, in March coal output totaled 3.4 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsUkraine: DTEK Ternovskoye Mine Group mines 1 million tons of coal
DTEK Ternovskoye Mine Group was the second among other DTEK mine groups to yield 1 million tons of coal since the beginning of the year.
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: reinforcement steel (ordinary steel), February 2016
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR75.0903* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH27.054389* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max January 215.89 316.00 225.21 239.48 280.00 285.00 February 222.93 318.28 223.47 254.71 290.00 300.00 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 29.02.16…
DetailsUkraine: AMKR output up in Q1 2016
In January-March ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih produced 1.34 million tons of rolled metal, up by 1.3% YoY.
Ukraine: steel output up in March 2016
In March Ukrainian metal makers produced 2.2 million tons of steel, up by 30% YoY and 12% MoM. That is the highest result since July 2014 when the escalation of the military activity in Donbass dropped steel output by 28% MoM.
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: pellets, February 2016
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR75.0903* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH27.054389* min max min max January 33.29 37.24 44.05 50.21 February 33.29 38.37 42.51 49.28 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 29.02.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
DetailsUkraine: Alchevsk Works results for Q1 2016
In January-March Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works produced 432 thousand tons of rolled metal, 474 thousand tons of steel and 464 thousand tons of pig iron. In January-March 2015 the works was idle.
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: cold-rolled sheet, February 2016
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR75.0903* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH27.054389* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max min max January 361.23 532.37 320.66 326.46 315.00 315.00 310.00 315.00 February 367.16 532.55 315.30 324.67 315.00 320.00 315.00 330.00…
DetailsUkraine: Zaporozhogneupor output up in March 2016
In March Zaporozhogneupor increased refractory materials output.
Ukraine: police investigating mass scrap exports
The police have started investigating the decision of the Ministry of economical development and trade to register scrap export operations.