The heating furnace No. 4 has been shut down for capital repairs in the sheet-rolling shop-3000 of the Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works. The cost of the repairs will reach 10.5 million UAH ($410 thousand). As the result the furnace energy efficiency will meet the best world standards. The repair will last for 105…
DetailsA new GOST 4784-2019 “Aluminum and deformable aluminum alloys. Grades” has been approved. It covers aluminum and deformable alloys used in the manufacture of a wide range of semi-finished products (sheet, coils, rounds, plates, rods, sections, etc.). Over 50 types of aluminum alloys used in the construction, power, machine-building, etc were added to the new…
DetailsIn January-June Kimkano-Sutarsky Mining and Processing Works increased iron ore concentrate output by 12% YoY, to 1224.349 thousand tons. The company also sold 1239.398 thousand tons of concentrate, up by 18.4% YoY. At present the GOK is operating at 88% of its capacity. The full capacity of 3.2 million tons is expected to have been…
DetailsIn January-June Stoylensky Mining and Processing Works produced 8.8 million tons of concentrate, up by 4.2% YoY. 3.6 million tons were spent to produce pellets – 3.7 million tons, up by 3.6%. All the rest was sent to NLMK site in Lipetsk. As of 2018 Stoylenski GOK became the second largest concentrate manufacturer in Russia.…
DetailsAfter a 9-month idleness the mill-1600 in the sheet-rolling shop of Krasniy Octyabr has resumed operation. 20 tons of stainless steel products have already been rolled. The mill is used to produce cold-rolled sheet of nickel-containing steel with the thickness of 0.8 to 3 mm. The mill was produced in 1932 by a German company.…
DetailsIn May Russia imported 2.3 thousand tons of ferrochromium, down by 5.7% MoM, but up by 117.5% YoY. Deliveries from Kazakhstan decreased by 10%, to 1.4 thousand tons, while Iran increased supplies to 825 tons. In 5 months ferrochromium imports totaled 11.2 thousand tons, up by 74.2% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of…
DetailsIn May Russia exported 1.8 thousand tons of ferrotitanium, down by 11.3% MoM, but up by 17.1% YoY. The Netherlands accounted for 72% of the export volumes, down by 13% MoM. In 5 months ferrotitanium exports totaled 7.9 thousand tons, up by 21.7% YoY. In monetary terms since the start of the year the exports…
DetailsIn January-July Azovstal Iron and Steel Works decreased rolled metal output by 8.3% YoY, to 2.183 million tons. Steel manufacture dropped by 5.3%, to 2.355 million tons, and pig ion – by 12.8%, to 1.997 million tons. In July Azovstal produced 269 thousand tons of rolled metal, 301 thousand tons of steel and 265 thousand…
DetailsRussian coal supplies to Ukraine dropped by 85.3% YoY, to 12,300 tons in June after the government introduced a permissive export procedure. The majority of exporters ceased shipments in the direction, while part of supplies, judging by the statistics data, was redirected bypass through Belarus. From June 1 Russian companies can supply coal to Ukraine…
DetailsSeverstal will repair Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works converter pick-up probes to increase the number of smeltings from 82 to 86 per day. The equipment will be supplied by Danieli. The probes will be commissioned by stages in 2020. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsNLMK Group, a global steelmaker, is pleased to announce the appointment of Vyacheslav Vorotnikov as Managing Director of NLMK Lipetsk, effective as of August 5. Vorotnikov previously held the position of NLMK Lipetsk’s Director of Production Planning and Organization. Sergey Filatov, who previously headed NLMK Lipetsk, has decided to step down as Managing Director for…
DetailsThe Bakyrchik mining enterprise is considering the possibility of expanding its fleet of haul trucks made by the Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ, the enterprise’s Director General Kenbeiyl Isayev announced. When asked about possible plans to buy BelAZ haul trucks, Kenbeiyl Isayev noted that the matter would be looked into in late 2019 – early…
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