In July Korshunovsky Mining and Processing Works increased iron ore concentrate output by 15% MoM, to 228 thousand tons. The products were shipped to Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works. Ore output grew by 58%. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsRevda Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works is carrying out a project to assemble a new horizontal hydraulic press. The machinery was produced by SMS Group, Germany. The press will produce rods and pipes of copper alloys as well as pressed copper tyres with the width of up to 220 mm. The new press will provide the…
DetailsThe VSMPO-Avisma board of directors recommends paying dividends for January-June in the amount of 884.6 rubles per ordinary share. The register to receive dividends will be closed on October 11. The total amount to be spent on dividends will be 10.199 billion rubles. For H1 2018 the corporation paid 756 rubles per share (8.7 billion…
DetailsThis year Russian Copper Company will invest some $760 million in mining in Russia and Kazakhstan. According to the group mining director Alexei Gordeyev, the growth of investments compared to 2018 will be 13%, not counting the purchase of Malomyzh deposit in Khabarovsk region. Other main projects this year include construction of Tominsky mining and…
DetailsIzhorsky Pipe-Rolling Plant LLC and Siberian Industrial Holding Trading House LLC have supplied pipe products for a joint project of RN-Exploration LLC and Union CubaPetroleo (CUPET) on Cuba. According to the order ITPZ produced compressor-pump pipes with the diameter of 89 mm to be used for capital repairs of shafts at the oil deposit. And…
DetailsIn January-July industrial metallic ores output grew by 2.2%, while metal and wares – by 1%. According to the State Statistics Service, in July ores output went up by 0.4% MoM, while metal – by 9.5%. In particular, in 7 months Ukraine produced 93.9 million tons of non-sintered iron ore, down by 1.3%, 37 million…
DetailsCenterra Gold Inc. announced that the remaining Kyrgyz legal proceedings affecting Kumtor project and the international arbitration proceeding at the Permanent Court of Arbitration had been terminated, in accordance with the Strategic Agreement on Environmental Protection and Investment Promotion previously entered into with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic. Accordingly, the parties have achieved the…
DetailsUkrainian Railways have ordered Interpipe Ukraine LLC the delivery of tyres valued at 149.8 million UAH. This year the company will supply 5713 pieces of tyres of carbon steel produced by Interpipe NTZ not earlier than March 2018. The price of the agreement was 0.001% below the expected cost of the purchase. The only competitor…
DetailsWith gold prices up at near six-year highs, markets remain nervous on Wednesday August 28 about just how much damage the United States-China trade war is doing and whether it will be reversible before it leads to a global recession. Most base metals prices have fallen to low levels and are failing to get any…
DetailsWorld crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 156.7 million tonnes in July 2019, a 1.7% increase compared to July 2018. China’s crude steel production for July 2019 was 85.2 million tonnes, an increase of 5.0% compared to July 2018. India produced 9.2 million tonnes of crude steel…
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DetailsThe Edge Markets reported that dragged by lower selling prices, Southern Steel Bhd reported a net loss of RM34.85 million for the fourth quarter ended June 30, 2019, as compared with a net profit of RM35.21 million a year ago. This is the third consecutive quarterly net loss, resulting in a full year loss of…
DetailsAluminium premiums were mostly stable globally during the week ended Tuesday August 27, with participants shifting their focus to longer-term contract negotiations. But the recovery recently seen for Rotterdam material was spreading throughout Europe. Rotterdam uptrend pushing European premiums up Main Japanese port (MJP) premium flat; focus goes to quarterly contracts Premium in United States’…
DetailsBloomberg reported that world’s largest vanadium producer outside China Evraz Plc said steelmakers are boosting their use of vanadium again after it slumped as much as 75% this year. Alexander Erenburg, VP of Evraz, said “The current vanadium price of USD 30 to USD 40 per kilogram makes it optimal for steel alloying both in…
DetailsThe Chinese ferro-silicon price continued to trend lower over the past week amid persistently weak domestic demand, while prices in Europe and the United States were steady in inactive spot markets. China’s domestic ferro-silicon price drops on weak demand, adequate supply Export price in China steady but vulnerable EU prices steady in quiet market US…
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