Ukraine: Azovstal and Ilyich start producing weatherproof rolled metal
Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works and Azovstal started producing hot-rolled plate of structural weatherproof steel according to EN 10025-5.
Ukraine: Zaporizhstal starts exporting via river port
Zaporizhstal has started exporting its products via Zaporozhye river port.
Ukraine: metal makers asking to increase scrap export duty
Metallurgprom and Federation of Metallurgists of Ukraine have addressed the deputies to support the decrees on increasing ferrous scrap export duty from 10 euro per ton to 35 euro for 3 years and cancel the 5% import duty.
Ukraine: EMSS to supply forgings to Russia
Energomashspetsstal has concluded a contract with Russkiye Kuzhnecniye Zavody for the supply of forgings.
Ukraine: DTEK mine puts a new long face into operation
DTEK Pershotravenskoye Mine Group has put a new long face with 400 thousand tons of coal into operation at the Yubileinaya mine. That would be enough for 6 months of work.
Ukraine: electricity exports to help coal market
In 2016 gas coal proficiency will total 1.5 million tons due to the fall of electricity output.
Ukraine: miners fear coal industry collapse
In 2015 Ukraine decreased power-generating coal output by 38.8% YoY.
Ukraine: Coal Energy output up in January 2016
In January Coal Energy S. A. produced 40.66 thousand tons of coal, up 3.2 times, or by 28.12 thousand tons YoY.
Ukraine: Corum Group to double investments in 2016
In 2016 Corum Group plans to increase its investments into development 2 times, or by 44.6 million UAH, to 87.6 million UAH.
Ukraine: electric metallurgy suffering from raw materials shortages
Ukraine has a number of major metal works using electrometallurgical method to produce steel. Two of them are Interpipe Steel and Electrostal.
Ukraine: DMKD puts third furnace into operation
In early February Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works named after Dzerzhinsky started putting its blast furnace #12 into operation.
Ukraine: EMSS to produce rolls for Severstal
Energomashspetsstal is going to produce hot-rolled shop rolls for Severstal (Russia).
Ukraine: AM interested in using Odessa ports
ArcelorMittal is interested in using Odessa region ports to transport cargo to its European works.
Ukraine: PGOK not to fire anyone
In 2016 Poltava Mining and Processing Works doesn’t plan any firings.