In January-March, Ukraine transported 61 thousand tons of metal cargo via the Dnepr River, down by 22.7% YoY. January accounted for the main volume of transportation. In February, transportation was suspended because of the repair at the Kakhovka sluice. The operation of the sluice resumed on March 10. In 2019, metal cargo transportation along the…
DetailsIn January-March, Ferrexpo increased pellets manufacture by 21% YoY, to 3 million tons. In particular, in March PGOK shipped 1.148 million tons of pellets. In January-February, Ferrexpo produced 1.924 million tons of pellets, up by 13.7% YoY. Concentrate manufacture grew by 4.1%, to 2.156 million tons. In February, the group produced 947 thousand tons of…
DetailsBecause of high debts and lack of funds for development Mechel has lost licenses to develop Pionerskoye and Sivaglinskoye iron ore deposits in Yakutia with combined reserves of over 160 million tons. In December 2019, the Russian Subsoil Use Service stopped Mechel’s right to use the deposits ahead of schedule. The company has not fulfilled…
DetailsRusal is concluding a contract with Glencore to supply 6.873 million tons of primary aluminum in 2020-2024. The value of the contract is estimated at $16.3 billion. In 2025, the contract is expected to be prolonged. The previous contract was valid in 2011-2018 and provided for the delivery of 14.5 million tons of aluminum. This…
DetailsNon-Ferrous Metals Processing Works (Donetsk region) has postponed its annual shareholders meeting scheduled for April 15 for a later date. In 2019, the company received a net profit of 44.43 million UAH, as opposed to a net loss of 25.906 million UAH in 2018. Current liabilities decreased by 9%, to 849.284 million UAH and fixed…
DetailsThe mine named after Kirov, a part of SUEK-Kuzbass, has received 203 sections of JOY 13/26 mechanized anchoring. The cost of the contract is over EUR 38 million. The mine uses two mechanized complexes. One of them, consisting of 175 sections of FRS-Glinik-12/26 anchoring, was commissioned in 2018. The second – JOY – has been…
DetailsCorum Svet Shakhtera Works has carried out unusual tests of new machines for Belaruskaliy, one of the largest mineral fertilizers manufacturers in the world. The customer was able to study the structure of innovative transformer substations and witness their operation online. Belaruskaliy ordered 16 substations. Following successful tests, the first batch of transformer substations is…
DetailsFrom this year on, MMK-Metiz has shifted its birthday from October 1 to April 5. The development of metal wares manufacture in the city of Magnitogorsk started in September 1941, when machinery from 6 plants was evacuated. On April 5, 1942, a decree was signed on the commission of Magnitogorsk Metal Wares Plant. And on…
DetailsPriisk Solovievskiy LLC has started washing season at the alluvial gold sites in Amur and Zabaikalye regions. Four dredgers have been commissioned after repairs. Two are operating at the Oldoy quarry in Amur region. Solovievskiy ore deposit is operating in normal mode. In Zabaikalye region, operation has started at the Zabaikalskiy quarry. In January-February, the…
DetailsIn January, Russia exported 59.6 thousand tons of refined copper, down by 8% MoM, but up by 35% YoY. Price grew from $5.8 to $5.9 per kg. Deliveries to China increased by 8%, to 25.3 thousand tons, and to Germany – from 1.3 thousand tons to 9 thousand tons. At the same time sales to…
DetailsMoscow Loan Bank has provided Polyus with a loan of 8 billion rubles. The funds will be spent to maintain current activities. The company is one of the main partners of the bank, as it has vast reserves of gold. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsAlexei Mordashov, chairman of the board of directors of Severstal, has ordered the company to distribute 500 million rubles to the employees as compensation for the coronavirus pandemic, Severstal said in a statement on April 6. It is important to support each employee as they have different problems with transportation, services, purchase of medicines, and…
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