Deloitte CIS has completed an assessment of MMK’s digital maturity and transformation potential as part of MMK’s digitalization strategy. The joint team applied Deloitte’s global experience to analyze MMK’s current digital initiatives and future potential. Currently, as part of the company’s Industry 4.0 initiative, MMK is implementing more than 20 projects, dozens have been completed…
DetailsNLMK Group, a global steel company, has embarked on the assembly of main process equipment to implement the stamp charging technology at its operating coke oven battery at Altai-Koks, a leading Russian manufacturer of metallurgical coke. Instead of the conventional top charging method, stamped charging involves feeding compacted coal briquettes into the oven horizontally. Stamping…
DetailsPrime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev held a meeting on the situation at Solton-Sary field, located in Naryn region. During the meeting, its participants heard information of the Minister of Internal Affairs Kashkar Dzhunushaliev about the incident that occurred near Solton-Sary field and the measures taken to ensure public order and security. The Head of…
DetailsThe Achinsk Alumina Refinery of Russian aluminum producer RUSAL has suspended production because of explosions on a military warehouse nearby, a RUSAL spokesperson reported. “Due to the current situation, the Achinsk Alumina Refinery has established a commanding unit for a prompt response. A decision to suspend all works and evacuate the employees has been made…
DetailsIn July a number of manufacturers decreased prices by 0.8% MoM, but increased by 3.2% since the start of the year. In January-July prices grew by 9.6% YoY, the Ministry of the national economy statistics committee reports. In particular, in mining industry prices went up by 4.4%. Since the start of the year coal has…
DetailsIn May Russia exported 5.5 thousand tons of ferromanganese, down by 33.2% MoM, but up by 10.2% YoY. Deliveries to US dropped by 24%, to 2.4 thousand tons, and to Turkey – by 19%, to 2 thousand tons. In 5 months ferromanganese exports totaled 28.3 thousand tons, up by 39.8% YoY. In monetary terms since…
DetailsKuzbassrazrezugol has set a world record on monthly loading of mined rock by an EKG-18 No. 21 excavator – 1.09 million cubic meters. This is the third record with the EKG-18. The first was set in July 2017 (675.3 thousand cubic meters of rock), and the second – last year at the Berezovsky pit (1.017…
DetailsThe high quality of Evraz Kachkanarsky Mining and Processing Works pellets and the client-oriented approach of the company have been noted by NLMK. The NLMK provision service, while evaluating the operation with suppliers in 2018, awarded Evraz KGOK the A class (the party with the high level of delivery reliability) giving it the highest points…
DetailsThe European Commission has decreased the antidumping duties on Interpipe Niko Tube and Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsk Pipe Works from 13.8% to 8.1%. The decision has been taken under a partial revision of antidumping duties on the import of some steel pipes from Ukraine. The revision has been initiated by Interpipe. The EU started revising duty size…
DetailsSince the start of the year Metinvest has provided over 16 million UAH for the beautification of the building surrounding grounds in Mariupol. The project is carried out under the “Comfortable yard” program On the territory surrounding buildings new children playground appear, as well as gazebos, benches and sports grounds. In 3 years Metinvest has…
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