According to its program of technical modernization Zaporizhstal has stopped its blast furnace No. 4 for capital repairs with elements of reconstruction and modernization. The total cost of the overhaul will reach 170 million UAH. The modernization will decrease coke expense and provide for the smooth operation of the equipment. In 2014 BF No. 4…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR66.0825* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.166* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max April 308 439 357 362 440 490 May 337 551 440 507 405 440 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.05.16…
DetailsIn June Zaporozhogneupor increased its refractory output. According to the company statement, refractory products output increased by 11%, that of aluminous wares – by 55%, high-aluminous wares – by 1%, concretes and masses – by 7%, refractory mixes – by 31%, all YoY. The works produced 4035 tons of aluminous wares, 673 tons of high-aluminous…
DetailsIn January-June Ukraine exported 105.68 thousand tons of coke valued at $13.09 million, up by 34.7% and down by 8.3% YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service customs statistics, the main importers of Ukrainian coke were Georgia (49.26%), Bulgaria (9.85%) and Belarus (9.67%). In H1 2016 Ukraine imported 711.86 thousand tons of coke valued…
DetailsMonth Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.166* min max April 285 285 May 283 310 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.05.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. (Ukrainian Metal)
DetailsCoal Energy S.A. board of directors decided to sell its Donbassuglerazrabotka (Vasily Veliky mine, Donetsk) to minimize losses. “To bring the mine to the profitable level will require too much investments, while ours are highly limited”, said the company in its statement. Coal Energy unites 10 coalmines and processing units. In July 2015 – June…
DetailsIn June Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works failed the output targets again. According to the company statement, output targets and results depended on the raw materials availability, but the coke shortage resulted in the failure. Since late June coke has been delivered from Alchevsk Coke, Yevraz Yuzhkoks and Dneprokoks, but that was not enough to…
DetailsIn January-June Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works produced 1227.65 thousand tons of dry metallurgical coke, up by 74.9% YoY. 25+ mm blast-furnace coke (KDM2) output totaled 1900.21 thousand tons, that of KDM1 – 226.75 thousand tons up from 368.55 thousand tons and down from 333.51 thousand tons in H1 2015. In June the results were…
DetailsIn January-June Ukraine exported 1017.78 thousand tons of steel-making pig iron valued at $192.98 million, up by 27.8% and down by 11.5% YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main importers of Ukrainian pig iron were Turkey (31.53%), USA (26.58%) and Italy (24.87%). In January-June Ukraine imported 1.08 thousand tons of pig iron…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, DDP, without VAT, $1/RUR66.0825* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, DDP, $1/UAH25.166* min max min max April 665 900 721 1750 May 635 900 720 1750 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.05.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
DetailsThe European Union initiated an antidumping probe against supplies of hot-rolled steel from Russia, Brazil, Iran, Serbia and Ukraine. “The European Commission (EC) has received a complaint pursuant to Article 5 of Council Regulation that Russia and Ukraine are being dumped and are causing material injury to the Union industry”, the EC said. The probe…
DetailsThe Commercial Court of the Lviv region has named the privatization of the Chervonograd Central Processing Factory illegal. The lawsuit to the regional department of the State Property Fund and Lviv Coal Company on behalf of the Ministry of energy and coal industry was filed by the prosecutors. The court has cancelled the fund decrees…
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