In August Russia imported 3.3 thousand tons of raw zinc, down by 2% MoM, but up 7-fold YoY. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan decreased deliveries by 5%, to 1.9 thousand tons and 798 tons respectively. Import price in August dropped by 5%, to $2.6 per kg. In January-August imports totaled 33.9 thousand tons, up by 322% YoY.…
DetailsThe net profit of the Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL fell by 47.4% YoY, to $819 million in January-September, as calculated under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the company said in a statement on November 8. The adjusted net loss amounted to $132 million after an adjusted net profit of $873 million a year ago.…
DetailsIn September molybdenum concentrate manufacture in Armenia reached 1330 tons, down by 12% MoM, but up by 60.7% YoY, and ferromolybdenum – 668 tons, up by 33.9%, but down by 9.4% respectively. Concentrate output in 9 months amounted to 11 thousand tons, up by 31.8% YoY, and ferromolybdenum – 5600 tons, up by 12.9%. (Ukrainian…
DetailsDneprovsky Iron and Steel Works has finished the capital repairs of its coke-oven battery No. 5 and switched to battery No. 4. In spring 2020 repair will start at the first and second complexes of coke-oven batteries, planned to be finished in December 2020. Investments will reach $13 million. Coke output will grow by 26%,…
DetailsIn January-September ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih capital expenses exceeded $282 million. Until the end of the year the investments are expected to reach $390 million. This year the company has finished the reconstruction of its small-section mill No. 250-4 having invested over $50 million. The new continuous casting machine No. 3 is undergoing hot tests, and…
DetailsIn August Russia exported 15.6 thousand tons of aluminum wire, up by 4% MoM and by 38.4% YoY. Deliveries to Poland grew 5.5-fold MoM, to 2.2 thousand tons. Exports to Belarus remained unchanged at 2.7 thousand tons, while to Switzerland dropped by 40%, to 3.6 thousand tons. In 8 months exports totaled 110.1 thousand tons,…
DetailsIn short-term Uzvtorzvetmet intends to enter the markets of the Asian-Pacific region, accounting for half of the global population. The company is already negotiating with partners in China, India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore. A delegation from Thailand has recently visited Tashkent. The Thai Win Global Metal Co wants to buy aluminum from the company. The…
DetailsArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Vostok (Moscow, Russia) manufacturer and supplier of ferrous and stainless steel rolled metal in Russia, is shutting its office in Kyiv. The decision was taken on August 6. The company was registered on May 28, 2009. In Ukraine ArcelorMittal owns ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih as well as a number of smaller companies. (Ukrainian…
DetailsIn October Azovstal was the largest recipient of VAT. According to the State Treasury Service, the company received 823.78 million UAH. It was followed by Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works (635.96 million UAH) and Poltava Mining and Processing Works (586.958 million UAH). (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsThe Ministry of Energy and Environment intends to find a private partner to carry out a participation project with the only uranium miner and processor in Ukraine – VostGOK. No details have been revealed. According to the Energoatom president Yuri Nedashkovsky, the project is intended to make the state enterprise healthier and improve its efficiency.…
DetailsCherepovets Iron and Steel Works is finishing the work of the zero cycle of blast furnace No. 3 bin trestle assembly. At the same time contractors have already started erecting metal structures of the object. The length of the trestle will be 80 meters and height – 47 meters. Some 1000 employees and over a…
DetailsRusal has issued ruble bonds with the volume of 15 billion rubles, with maturity in 10 years and an offer in 3 years. The coupon rate was record-low for the company – 7.45%. So far this year Rusal has issued bonds for 60 billion rubles. Each issue saw its coupon rate falling – from 9%…
DetailsIn January-September Metalloinvest produced 3.628 million tons of steel, down by 2.7% YoY. The decrease is explained with the capital repairs of the continuous casting machines Nos. 1 and 2 at Ural Stal and the trial operation of the flexible module furnace. Sales dropped by 1.1%, to 3.407 million tons. Semi-finished products accounted for 1.778…
DetailsThe project to construct a pipe works in Surgut, a joint venture of Severstal and Tenaris, is being carried out according to the schedule. The first start of the enterprise is planned for 2021. The full capacity will be reached in 2023-2024. The domestic market is expected to get the main volume of products. The…
DetailsThe ChTPZ Group has started carrying out a project to create a manufacture of seamless stainless pipes for nuclear power plants steam generators. The project presupposes the commission of new and modernization of existing capacities at Pervouralsk Pipe Works valued at 780 million rubles. A new line of pipe finishing will be created at the…
DetailsKazgeorud, a part of the Russian Copper Company, has started mining copper and copper-zinc ore at the Kundyzdy deposit. The design capacity of the output is 2 million tons per year. Investments in the development of the deposit are estimated at $205 million. The project will provide Aktyubinsk Copper Company with raw materials until 2033…
DetailsSince the start of the washing season Zoloto Kerbi LLC has exceeded gold output plan for this year by 15%. The company has obtained 415 kg of gold. This year the company intended to yield 350 kg. The washing season had to be over on October 15, but due to favorable weather, it was decided…
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