NLMK-Metiz has concluded an agreement to assemble a bell type furnace in the steel wire shop. The furnace will be used for the pelletizing of wire. The wire with the diameter of 1.2 to 6 mm is one of the most sought-after products of the company. Annually NLMK-Metiz produces some 30 thousand tons of thermally…
DetailsIn case railroad transportation to the currently uncontrolled territories of Lugansk and Donetsk regions is resumed, Ukrzaliznytsia intends to have doubled the volumes of coal, iron ore and ferrous metals by 2030. According to the company strategy for 2019-2030, the export of ferrous metals will grow by 31.7% compared with 2018, to 21.809 million tons…
DetailsRussia has temporarily allowed importing some products from the sanctioned list. In particular, until October 1, 2021 it is allowed to import some types of pipe products. The sanctions on imports from Ukraine were applied in April. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsLast week, the price of one ounce of gold increased by 100.2575 manats or by 4.4% in Azerbaijan, Trend reports. Accordingly, the average price of one ounce of gold stood at 2,317.1272 manats. The price of one ounce of silver grew by 0.9188 manats or by 3.6 percent, to 25.6702 manats per ounce. The price…
DetailsIn May Russia imported 30824 tons of stainless steel products, up by 1.3% MoM, but down by 21.6% YoY. In particular, the import of flat rolled metal increased by 3.6% MoM, pipe fittings – by 14.9% and primary billets – by 172.3%. At the same time the imports of electric welded pipes dropped by 21.6%,…
DetailsEnergomashspetsstal has finished producing rolls for Primetals Technologies, Austria. Under the contract EMSS has manufactured 36 supporting rolls with the combined weight of almost 1500 tons. The end customer of the rolls is ArcelorMittal Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, which ordered Primetals Technologies a new rolling mill. So far the customers have inspected and accepted 11 supporting…
DetailsIn January-May Russia produced 2 million tons of metal structures and parts of ferrous metals, up by 16.7% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in May output increased by 7.1% MoM and by 9.6% YoY. Aluminum structures manufacture grew by 16.7% YoY, to 27.1 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsBystrinsky Mining and Processing Works has received 4 new BelAZ-75581 quarry dump trucks with the lifting capacity of 90 tons. The machines will have been assembled and put into operation by late July. According to the director of the mine Vitaliy Bushel, until the end of the year the 4 trucks have to transport over…
DetailsOn June 21 the TMK board of directors held a meeting. Dmitry Pumpyanskiy has been appointed the chairman. The board also decided to elect Igro Korytko CEO, who had previously been deputy general manager on efficiency management. Alexander Shiryaev, the previous CEO, will continue working in the company as a member of the council. Moreover…
DetailsPAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and mining companies, has established a new unit that will be focused on the development of digital businesses. The team will be headed by Sergey Khabarov, previously investment director at Genome Ventures, an innovative human capital development business. The new unit will be a part…
DetailsPJSC TMK and PJSC Novatek have signed a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement at the 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Dmitry Pumpyanskiy, Chairman of TMK’s Board of Directors, and Leonid Mikhelson, Chairman of Novatek’s Management Board signed the document. The agreement outlines key policies and approaches for supplying TMK’s premium casing and tubing pipe…
DetailsMetalloinvest has commissioned a new reduction and calibration section for Rolling Mill 350’s mid-size production line at Rolling Unit No. 2 at OEMK. Investment in the project totaled more than 600 million rubles. The modernization will enable the company to increase production of high-quality rolled steel by 67,000 tons per year. The new reduction and…
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