In 2015 Ukrainian companies produced 852 thousand tons of pipes, down by 39% YoY. In January-September the output dropped by 3% more, to 623 thousand tons. This output decrease could be explained by several factors. First of all, it’s market situation transformation and sales market change. Until recent times the main consumers of Ukrainian pipes…
DetailsShareholders of Centravis Production Ukraine have dismissed Elena Antosheva from the board of directors and appointed Ruslan Zaplyusvichka instead. According to the company statement, Antosheva has been the BD member since May. Zaplyusvichka has been appointed until November 2019. He used to occupy the positions of the deputy financial director, deputy economy and provision director…
DetailsLebedinsky Mining and Processing Works, a part of Metalloinvest, has entered the active phase of commissioning the third stage of its hot-briquetted iron works. According to the company statement, the works will start producing HBI in late 2016 – early 2017. This will be one of the largest HBI works in the world capable of…
DetailsVolnogorsk Mining and Processing Works plans to announce a purchase of 7 large quarry machines valued at 70 million UAH. According to the company statement, the tender will be announced in November at the ProZorro system of electronic purchases. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsThe state enterprise United Mining and Chemical Company estimates its investments into the acquisition of assets since September 2014 at 300 million UAH. According to the company statement, 182 million UAH was spent to buy equipment for Volnogorsk Mining and Processing Works, with some 112 million UAH – for Irshansk Mining and Processing Works. In…
DetailsIn January-October Ferrexpo plc, controlling Poltava and Yeristovo Mining and Processing Works produced 9.25 million tons of pellets, down by 4.6% YoY. According to a company representative, its concentrate output went up by 1.9% YoY, to 11.72 million tons. In October 930 thousand tons of pellets and 1.14 million tons of concentrate was produced. Ferrexpo…
DetailsIn January-October Interpipe-Steel produced 522 thousand tons of steel, up by 6.3% YoY. According to a company representative, in October steel smelting totaled 58 thousand tons, down from 64 thousand tons in September. On October 28, the works halted its operation for 10 days to carry out scheduled repairs. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsOn November 3, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih witnessed an environment strike. 15 city public organizations went on a strike against AMKR polluting the environment. In response the company said that all its ecological projects for the past 10 years were aimed at the step-by-step replacement of the outdated machinery with more environment-friendly equipment and implementation of…
DetailsChairman of the State Service of Special Communication and Information Protection Leonid Yevdochenko has declared owning Zaporizhstal shares, 13.5 thousand euro and $12.5 thousand. In particular, he has a flat in Kiev and a land plot in Kiev region as well as 903 shares of Zaporizhstal. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn November Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest, started producing angles of two new sizes. The products are intended for the local market and are sold through Metinvest-SMC network. 90x90x6 mm and 40x40x3 mm angles are produced according to DSTU 2251-93/GOST 8509-93. They are used in construction and machine building. The first…
DetailsPJSC «MMC «Norilsk Nickel», the largest global nickel and palladium producer, reports that its Board of Directors calls an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders (EGM) on December 16. The Board of Directors has recommended for the EGM approval an interim dividend payment for nine months of 2016 in the amount of 444.25 rubles (approximately $6.95)…
DetailsInterpipe intends to increase its export sales by constructing two more railroad car wheel treatment lines. “Our goal is to increase exports sales: to Europe, USA, Mexico. We would go on investing and increasing our capacities. We have plans for at least two such stages (wheel treatment)”, the company finances and economy director Denis Morozov…
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