According to the Statistics Committee, in January-February Kazakhstan produced 74.1 thousand tons of copper, up by 5.4% YoY. Zinc manufacture dropped by 4%, to 52 thousand tons, and zinc concentrate output – by 31.8%, to 29.8 thousand tons. Bauxite production fell by 19.2%, and lead concentrate – by 8%. Kazakhstan extracted 126.3 tons of silver,…
DetailsIn 2019-2022 demand for large diameter pipes in Russia will remain at the level of 1.9-2.1 million tons. According to TMK, last year pipe consumption grew by 25%, to some 2 million tons. Gazprom will be the main buyer, accounting for 63-66% of all purchases. The second largest consumer – the state company Transneft –…
DetailsIn 2081 ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih received $0.35 billion of net profit. Net income from the sale of goods totaled $2.5 billion. Investments last year reached $443 million. “Among the major investment projects is the construction of two new continuous casting machines ($144 million) and a complex of coke-oven batteries Nos. 5 and 6 ($160 million),…
DetailsUkraine has removed sanctions from Moldova Iron and Steel Works. Even though the works belongs to the Transnistria Moldavian Republic, but actually it is controlled by Russian Metinvest. The works was entered into the sanctions list on June 21, 2018. Prior to sanctions Ukraine supplied 80% of its exported scrap to the works. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn 2018 Metinvest purchased 23.71% of Yuzhkoks shares for $30 million. The group also bought 24.99% of Pokrovskoye mine group and Svyato-Varvarinskaya Processing Factory and 100% in Unisteel for $190 million, the latter owning the galvanizing line with the capacity of 100 thousand tons per year. “The acquisition of these shares will provide for a…
DetailsIn 2018 Metinvest increased its sales in Ukraine by 35% YoY, to $3.34 billion. The growth was due to the increase in domestic demand. “Metal consumption in Ukraine grew by 4%, to 5.7 million tons”, the group noted. Pellets and coke sales increased by 58% and by 41% respectively. The share of Ukraine in the…
DetailsIn 2019 VSMPO-Avisma intends to produce 35 thousand tons of titanium products, up by 4% YoY. Last year the corporation manufactured 33.7 thousand tons of titanium products, 40 thousand tons of spongy titanium and 4.5 thousand tons of aluminum. In the next 8 years (2019-2026) the enterprise intends to invest in its development some $700…
DetailsRusal is finishing preparation for the construction of a pilot line to produce finely divided precipitated aluminum hydroxide with the capacity of 5 thousand tons per year at the site of the Achinsk Alumina Plant. Investments in the project will exceed 500 million rubles. Aluminum hydroxide is used in the insulation of cables for nuclear,…
DetailsIn 2018 Metinvest received $1.188 billion of net profit, up by 93% YoY. According to the group statement, revenue grew by 33%, to $11.88 billion, EBITDA – by 23%, to $2.513 billion, gross profit – by 28%, to $2.787 billion and cash flow – by 85%, to $1.103 billion. At the same time the debt…
DetailsAbinsk Electrometallurgical Works intends in late 2019 to put into operation its 5th stage and start producing wire with aluminum-zinc coating. The capacity of the complex will be 24 thousand tons per year. At present there is no manufacturer of such wire in Russia. Investments in the project will total some 2.9 billion rubles. Recently…
DetailsFrom May 1, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, the biggest company of mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine, is raising salaries of all its employees and employees of its subsidiaries by 15% on average and for certain professions – up to 20%. Last year, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih raised the salary twice – in May and October. In…
DetailsRussian metals giant Norilsk Nickel plans to develop projects to produce palladium to counter an expected deficit of the material, necessary for batteries production, on the market, CEO Vladimir Potanin announced. “Electric car producers are worried about the future lack of palladium. The volume of the metal that we produce and sell is absolutely clear.…
DetailsKrivoy Rog Iron Ore Industrial Complex has published the wages of its employees for February. On February 28 a Gvardeyskaya mine employee published in social networks the data on low salary at the mine. “This site has not fulfilled its manufacturing plan for February – it was only 33.3% fulfilled”, the enterprise noted. After that…
DetailsThe state enterprise Ukrinterenergo has fulfilled its intention to stop electricity supplies to some Lisichanskugol departments. At present only the main fans, pumping and cage hoist are operating at the mines. All the other services have no electricity. The energy company warned the coal miner that this was only a part of the punishment for…
DetailsThe development of the Khokhlovskoye deposit will help Dalur keep its uranium output on the present level. The work started in 2013. In 2015 a local sorption site was put into operation. Soon construction of a railroad base will start not far from the central node of the deposit. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsTMK is pondering the IPO of its European division. According to the company deputy CEO on strategy and development Vladimir Shmatovich, the decision could be taken soon. “As early as in H1”, he said. The main reason of the IPO is attracting funds. The group is also working on the American division IPO. But it…
DetailsVSMPO is reconstructing vacuum arc furnaces Nos. 17 and 18 in the shop No. 31. After modernization they will be able to produce ingots with the weight of 4 tons as opposed to 2 tons previously. The work started in November 2018. In 13 months the furnaces have to yield the first ingots. (Ukrainian metal)
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