In January-August Ukraine exported 37.082 thousand tons of ferrous metals scrap, down 8.1-fold YoY, valued at $10.259 million, down 9.6-fold. In particular, in August Ukraine exported 155 tons of scrap, in July – 204 tons, in June – 208 tons, in May – 8.086 thousand tons, in April – 8.791 thousand tons, in March –…
DetailsRosteh is ready to start designing and constructing an enterprise to process tungsten-molybdenum ores in Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria. A mine, a processing factory and a hydrometallurgical plant with the capacity of 4.5 thousand tons of tungsten oxide will be built. Investments in the project will total 20 billion rubles. The cost of the license to develop…
DetailsIn August Energomashspetsstal shipped a batch of supporting rolls with the weight of 322 tons to ArcelorMittal Temirtau, Kazakhstan. The corresponding agreement was signed in January. The batch comprised of 9 supporting rolls for hot- and cold-rolled mills. Another 9 rolls with the combined weight of 268 tons have been shipped to ArcelorMittal European plants.…
DetailsRussian Copper Company and the Far East Development Fund have concluded an agreement on financing the construction of a mining and processing works at the Malmyzh gold-copper deposit in Khabarovsk region. The fund will provide 7 billion rubles as a long-term loan. The Malmyzh deposit was discovered in 2006. Its reserves are estimated at 5.156…
DetailsIn June Russia exported 309.9 tons of tungsten ore and concentrate, up by 24% MoM and by 152.8% YoY. Deliveries to Korea grew by 49%, to 187 tons, but to Austria dropped by 52%, to 60 tons. In H1 tungsten ore and concentrate exports totaled 934 tons, up by 67% YoY. In monetary terms since…
DetailsTwo companies – AzerGold and Anglo Asian Mining – are operating in the sphere of mining of precious metals in the country. AzerGold produced 34,678 ounces of gold and 63,698 ounces of silver in January-August, the company said in a message. The growth in gold mining amounted to 24.4% compared to the same period in…
DetailsIn June Russia exported 1.5 thousand tons of raw chromium, up by 8% MoM, but down by 6% YoY. Deliveries to US remained unchanged at 393 tons, while exports to the Netherlands grew by a third, to 1.1 thousand tons. In H1 raw chromium exports totaled 9 thousand tons, down by 11.2% YoY. In monetary…
DetailsIn June Russia imported 17.1 thousand tons of ferrosilicomanganese, up by 28.2% MoM, but down by 32.3% YoY. Imports from Georgia increased by 24%, to 9.2 thousand tons, and from Kazakhstan – by 49%, to 5.8 thousand tons. At the same time deliveries from Norway did not change – 2 thousand tons. In January-June Russia…
DetailsIn June the exports of long-rolled copper products from Russia totaled 312.5 tons, down by 17.7% MoM and by 14.7% YoY. Exports to Belarus decreased by 16%, to 120 tons, but to Ukraine grew by a third to 51 tons. Deliveries to Germany remained unchanged at 59 tons. In H1 exports totaled 2 thousand tons,…
DetailsThe coal companies that received an invitation to an investor consortium for a dry bulk area in the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region have not responded, Transport Minister Yevgeny Ditrikh declared on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum on September 5. “This is a delicate issue connected with prices. The colleagues see…
Details“Despite the president’s fight against corruption, raiders continue to act in the mining sector,” said Esenzhan Musurmankulov, Director of the Kyrgyz branch of Golden & Silver. According to him, group of companies S.H.G Golden & Silver Ltd bought shares of Ak-Tuz OJSC from the State Property Management Fund in 1998. The company invested in geological…
DetailsOn September 5 Security Service officers came back to inspect sinter plant. Law enforcement officers jointly with Regional Environment Inspectorate performed measurements on stationary emission sources. The plant created all conditions for representatives of Security Service, which was proceeding with criminal investigation under the article 441 of Criminal Code of Ukraine (“Ecocide”). In addition, representatives…
DetailsWhen two large organizations collaborate, it makes a far reaching and resounding impact. The case in point is the collaboration between the Indian Railways and Steel Authority of India Limited for more than six decades. While the Railways is the heart of transport infrastructure of our Country, SAIL is the most trusted and longstanding supplier…
DetailsChina's construction sector consumed two-thirds of China's incremental steel production over January-July, with the stronger-than-expected property market remaining the biggest steel demand driver, according to the China Iron & Steel Association. China's net steel exports decreased by almost 200,000 mt year on year over January-July, while its crude steel production increased by 48 million mt…
DetailsGrade A copper cathode premiums in China will be well-supported throughout September and October, primarily due to improving downstream demand and declining domestic stocks, Fastmarkets heard on the sidelines of a copper conference held in the Chinese city of Qiqihar on Thursday September 5. The cif Shanghai and in-warehouse Shanghai copper premiums both rose to…
DetailsThe World Steel Association opened registration for the 14th edition of steelChallenge. steelChallenge is the biggest steel industry competition where students and industry employees can test their skills using the sophisticated online process simulations delivered by steeluniversity. steelChallenge-14 will be take place over two rounds. The Regional Championship will take place online on 27 November…
DetailsThe three-month copper price on the London Metal Exchange was higher at the close of trading on Thursday September 5, breaching the $5,800 per tonne resistance level and closing at its highest level since August 1. This came amid a 12-week high in daily volumes traded, with nickel futures being the only metal to close…
DetailsET reported that Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd has begun to feel the general slowdown in the economy at large though the company has not cut down its production or sent some of its over 17,000 fulltime workers on furlough. An Official said that “Some of the specialty steel we are producing is used by re-rolling…
DetailsThe export market for pig iron from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) has gone down because of lower demand, more supply and a weak scrap market, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday September 5. Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for high-manganese pig iron, export, fob main port Black Sea, CIS, was $315-325 per tonne on Thursday,…
DetailsChinese iron ore futures rose more than 4% on Tuesday, extending gains into a fourth session, as steel mills restocked raw materials even though top steelmaking cities carried out anti-pollution curbs. The most-traded iron ore futures contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange for January 2020 delivery rose as much as 4.2% to 644 yuan ($90.80)…
DetailsAluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange remain at historically low levels despite low stock levels, high premiums and sustained elevated raw materials costs. The LME aluminium three-month price has failed to trade over $2,000 per tonne since 2018 and closed at just $1,775 per tonne on Wednesday September 4. Yesterday’s close price was 9%…
DetailsReuters, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that Thyssenkrupp has started a structured process to look for potential buyers of all or parts of its elevator unit, its most profitable division.
MEXICO CITY – Mexico's government said on Wednesday that new duties imposed on some Mexican structural steel by the U.S. Commerce Department are part of a normal investigation when an industry feels it is being affected by imports that use unfair practices, such as dumping or subsidies. "The investigation in question is ongoing and the…
DetailsThe three-month tin price on the London Metal Exchange has rebounded by more than 4% during morning trading on Thursday September 5, prompted by the announcement of planned refined tin smelter production cuts by a basket of 14 smelters in China. Tin’s outright price reached an intraday high of $17,740 per tonne this morning, its…
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