Ukraine: NPTZ reelects CEO
The supervisory board of Nikopol South Pipe Works has reelected Olga Gorbova the company general director.
Ukraine: steel pipes export-import in March 2016
In March Ukraine exported $34.98 million worth of steel pipes, while imports reached $10.67 million.
Ukraine: Ogneupornerud fires a supervisory board member
Shareholders of Ogneupornerud have dismissed one supervisor board member and appointed two more instead.
Ukraine: ferroalloys export-import in March 2016
In March Ukraine exported $53.79 million worth of ferroalloys, with imports on the level of $4.84 million.
Ukraine: PFK decreases gas consumption
Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant has finished switching its drying plant to pulverized coal.
Ukraine: new minister to decide on Volyn miners future
The newly appointed minister of energy and coal industry Igor Nasalik has promised to visit Novovolynsk as he intends to keep the coal industry in the region.
Ukraine: Coal Energy S. A. ups coal output
In March Coal Energy S. A., owner of a number of assets in Ukraine, produced 25.63 thousand tons of coal, up 3.3 times YoY, or by 17.96 thousand tons.
Ukraine: Zaporozhkoks starts supplying coke gas to Zaporizhstal
Zaporozhkoks has started supplying coke gas to Zaporizhstal.
Ukraine: DTEK to sell its Russian assets
DTEK plans to sell its Obukhovskaya Mine Group and Donskoy Antrazit (Russia).
Ukraine: Azovstal starts constructing PCI machine
Metinvest is going to spend $17 million on construction of the pulverized coal injection machine in the blast furnace #4 of Azovstal, and plans to switch all blast furnace manufacture at the works from the expensive natural gas to pulverized coal fuel.
Ukraine: scrap procurement down in Q1 2016
In January-March Ukraine procured 614 thousand tons of scrap. That’s the lowest result for the past 20 years. And the first time that the procurement can’t meet the local demand.
Ukraine: PFK to keep nickel output on 2015 level
In 2016 Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant intends to keep nickel output on 2015 level.
Ukraine: Evraz Dneprodzerzhinsk Coke to decrease coke output
In 2016 Evraz Dneprodzerzhinsk By-product Coke Plant intends to decrease bulk 6% moisture coke output by 1.5% YoY, or by 9.8 thousand tons, to 659 thousand tons.