The Minister of Economic Development and Trade Nematullo Hikmatullozoda reported that Tajikistan planned to increase production of primary aluminum by 40% this year. “We plan to increase the volume of aluminum production to 179,000 tons this year,” the minister said. “Of course, it will depend on prices and demand for aluminum. If demand for aluminum…
DetailsBelarus has plans to sign a concession agreement for the development of a precious metals deposit which contains platinum group metals among others, Sergei Mamchik, the director of the geology department at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Protection, said. The specialist explained that one of the deposits discovered in Belarus contained precious metals,…
DetailsNorilsk Nickel has announced preliminary consolidated production results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2016 as well as its production outlook for full year 2017. In Q4 2016 consolidated nickel production amounted to 58,000 tons, up by 5% QoQ. Nickel output from the company’s own Russian feed reached 53,000 tons, up by 16%…
DetailsAvdiivka Coke and Chemical Works will restore levels of production in three to four days after electricity transmission lines to the town of Avdiivka are repaired, the company CEO Musa Mahomedov said. “How quickly will we be able to restore production? Usually this takes 3-4 days following a shut-down,” he said. Mahomedov said currently two…
DetailsThere is no alternative to coal from the uncontrolled Donbass territories as of yet, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said. “This is our land, these are our resources, and all those enterprises are registered on Ukrainian soil, which is ours and controllable, and I can see no alternative to procuring this coal for now. Any…
DetailsGold mining companies of Russia’s Zabaikalsky region increased gold output by 7% YoY, to over 12 tons in 2016, an analyst at the geology and subsurface use department of the region’s Natural Resources Ministry Alexei Zakharov reported. Tungsten concentrate production rose by 10%, to 1,700 tons, lead and zinc production remained flat at over 43,000…
DetailsRussian oil and gas pipe producer TMK will hold a roadshow for its secondary public offering (SPO) in England and the U.S on February 1-2, and will guide investors for a pre-market placement price of 74.5 rubles per paper, a banking source reported. The bookbildung will be finished on February 2, the source said. On…
DetailsBogoslovsky Aluminum Works, a part of Rusal, has put the decomposing battery No. 1 into operation. The volume of the battery is 2.2 thousand cubic meters; the construction lasted for 1.5 years. Investments into the project totaled 147 million rubles. The new machine will process aluminum solution and increase alumina manufacture by 87 thousand tons…
DetailsThe new generation blast furnace “Rossiyanka” of the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works produced the 20-millionth ton of pig iron since being put into operation in 2011. “Rossiyanka” is one of the most productive blast furnaces in the world and the first and only furnace constructed on the post-USSR territory for the last 25 years.…
DetailsIn 2016 Izhstal, a part of Mechel, increased output by 50% YoY. Output volume totaled 378 thousand tons; sales volume reached 375 thousand tons. Steel manufacture increased by 32% YoY, to 261 thousand tons; that of rolled metal – by 33%, to 343 thousand tons. The highest growth was achieved in stainless and alloyed steel…
DetailsIn December 2016 salary debts to state miners decreased 5.9 times, from 212.19 million UAH to 36.09 million UAH as of January 1, 2017. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry in 2016 the average salary of a state coal employee totaled 6576 UAH, up by 9.8% YoY. The data concerns only the…
DetailsArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih intends to invest $375-400 million into development of its business in Ukraine, which will result in the creation of 30 thousand jobs. “I’m sure the strong industry will lead Ukraine to success”, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Vladimir Groysman commented. In October 2016 Groysman made a business trip to Kriviy Rih where…
DetailsAccording to Norilsk Nickel in 2017 it expects the nickel output to reach 206-211 thousand tons against 236 thousand tons in 2016. Copper output is expected to grow by 4.7-7.5% YoY, to 377-387 thousand tons. Palladium output is forecast to total 2636-2732 thousand troy ounces against 2618 thousand troy ounces in 2016. A slight reduction…
DetailsIn 2016 the sheet-rolling shop of Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works, a part of Severstal Russian Steel, started producing over 8 new types of steel at its 5000 mill. In particular, the new types include high-strength F500W steel with the thickness of up to 70 mm, which has passed the certification of the Russian Maritime…
DetailsAccording to the National Statistic Service of Georgia, in 2016 the trade turnover with Turkey, the second largest trade partner of Georgia, reached $1.52 billion, with exports at $173.56 million, down by 7.1% YoY, and imports at $1.35 billion, up by 1.8% YoY. In 2016 Georgia imported 63588 tons of steel pipes from Turkey valued…
DetailsThe Moscow shareholders of Rezhnickel, a part of Rusnickel, have started shutting down the works. Some 850 employees will be sent to forced vacation with two thirds of salary. Around 100 employees will be left looking after the shops. The machinery could be put back into operation as soon as the market situation improves. But…
DetailsIn December 2016 Dneprospetsstal produced 21385 tons of steel, up by 12.3% MoM, as well as 13620 tons of rolled metal, up by 6.5% MoM. The total cost of products manufactured in December 2016 reached 577.574 thousand UAH, up by 14.4% MoM. In 2016 the company produced 237033 tons of steel, down by 3% YoY,…
DetailsIn 2016 the two mining and processing works of Group DF (Mezhdurechensky GOK and Valki-Ilmenit) produced 170.2 thousand tons of 42% ilmenite concentrate (Ti2o). The maximum capacity of Mezhdurechensky GOK is 200 thousand tons of ilmenite concentrate per year, that of Valki-Ilmenit – 65 thousand tons. Group DF investments into the development of the two…
DetailsBecause of the emergency situation in the town of Avdiivka the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works has decreased coke deliveries to the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. “Avdiivka Coke is on the brink of collapsing following the constant shelling. Coke deliveries to Ilyich have decreased, and Avdiivka is our only coke supplier at present.…
DetailsThe Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has ordered the state enterprise Selidovugol to change the requirements within the tender of coal processing. “Selidovugol stated the necessity to have the car dump. Still it could not prove the necessity to have the car dump while processing coal. This is narrowing the circle of the tender participants. As…
DetailsMetinvest Group’s Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works in the Donetsk region suspended operation amid a blackout caused by the hostilities but managed to maintain autonomous power generation for the plant and to heat Avdiivka with coke gas. “We managed to maintain power generation and to heat the town with coke gas; we are waiting for…
DetailsShareholders of the private joint-stock company Severniy Mining and Processing Works, a part of Metinvest Group, have sent UAH 11.546 billion to pay dividends for 2014 and previous years. “At a general meeting of shareholders on January 30, it was decided to pay dividends implementing the draft decision,” the company reported. Some UA 1.545 billion…
DetailsShutdown of Metinvest Group’s Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works (Avdiivka Coke) can lead to a humanitarian disaster in the town. As a result of the shelling that damaged the power transmission lines, the enterprise was experiencing power supply outage and had to proceed to hot mothballing. Should Avdiivka Coke come to a complete halt, the…
DetailsPolymetal International plc has increased its share in Vostochny Bazis LLC, which has the license to work at the Tarutinskoye copper deposits, from 75% to 100%. Polymetal bought the additional 25% from Geronesa Trading Ltd. Tarutinskoye is a typical gold-copper deposit and fits Polymetal strategy of creating processing hubs. The deposits will provide raw materials…
DetailsIn 2016 Yerunakovskaya-VIII mine produced 3 million tons of coal. Despite the difficult mining and geological conditions as well as the increased volume of gas Yerunakovskaya-VIII is the local mining leader. The mine was put into operation in February 2013. The coal concentrate mined there, after it is processed at Kuzhetskaya and Abashevskaya factories, is…
DetailsThe supervisory board of Evraz Yuzhkoks has dismissed the general manager of the company Sergei Burylin from his office. The new CEO is now Denis Koshkarov, the director of central laboratory of by-product coke chemistry manufacture at Evraz NTMK. Koshkarov has been appointed for 1 year – from February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018.…
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