ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih says it has paid in full for the damage done to the Ukrzaliznytsia wagons. “All the damaged wagons have been repaired and returned to Ukrzaliznytsia. All the loses have been 100% compensated”, the company said in a statement. The company also said, that even having direct contacts with Ukrzaliznytsia it still had…
DetailsChelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works, a part of Mechel, produced the 140-millionth ton of sinter at its sintering factory No. 2. The manufacturing site comprises 4 sintering machines and produces some 5 million tons of sinter per year. Sintering factory No. 2 was put into operation in 2005. The investment project cost $150 million. The…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.9* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.499* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max min max October 234 234 183 257 235 250 237 255 November 202 234 223 255 305 320 260 325…
DetailsIn November Russia imported 31285 tons of stainless steel, down by 3.4% MoM. Despite the decrease this was the second time in the modern history of Russia when the imports exceeded 31 thousand tons. Flat rolled metal imports in November decreased by 1%, of electric-welded pipes – by 22.6%, of seamless pipes – by 48%.…
DetailsThe total throughput of the Novorosiysk Sea Trade Port Group in January-November increased by 5.3% YoY, to 134.66 million tons. According to the company statement, iron ore raw materials transshipment increased by 39.1% YoY, to 2723 thousand tons, that of coal – by 17.8% YoY, or by 243 thousand tons, to 1608 thousand tons. Ferrous…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, DDP, without VAT, $1/RUR64.9* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, DDP, $1/UAH25.499* min max min max October 725 895 850 1900 November 735 900 850 1900 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 30.11.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
DetailsThe Fund on the personal deposit guarantee intends to sell the right for the loan of the company dealing in coalmining. The assets are in the Ukrainian bank for development. The company is indulged in the mining of coal and high-quality coke and power concentrate manufacture. The loan of 44.58 million UAH covers 24 units…
DetailsThe supervisory board of Dneprometiz has prolonged the office of the general manager Alexander Yakushev from January 1 till December 31, 2017. According to the company statement, the decision was taken on December 26. Yakushev has been the CEO of the company since April 1, 2014. Dneprometiz produces metal wares of low-carbon steel. It has…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.9* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.499* min max min max October 476 476 439 439 November 488 488 440 440 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 30.11.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
DetailsIn January-November Russia decreased raw lead output by 9% YoY.
According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in November raw lead production dropped by 14.8% YoY and by 8.6% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
In November pipes output continued falling, dropping by 2.1% MoM to 839 thousand tons. In January-November steel pipes output decreased by 12.2% YoY, to 9.2 million tons. Seamless pipes output in November reached 279 thousand tons, up by 5.3% MoM, large diameter electric-welded pipes – 244 thousand tons, down by 6.2%, other electric-welded pipes –…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.9* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.499* Export, Ukraine, $/t, DAP Ukrainian border Export, Russia, $/t, DAP Russian border min max min max min max min max October 488 618 468 468 446 558 407 626 November 485 618 481 481 446 558 407 626 * –…
DetailsState industrial corporation Rostec plans to ask the government to work with metals companies which have increased prices by about 30% YoY, CEO Sergei Chemezov reported. “We have a really big problem with metals companies. They have lifted the prices very high, by almost 30%”, he said. “One should not raise prices this fast. I…
DetailsIn November Ukraine imported $12.32 million worth of manganese ore, with exports at $0.54 million.
According to the State Fiscal Service, Ghana was the main supplier of manganese ore to Ukraine in November ($5.25 million).
In January-November Ukraine imported $101.28 million worth of manganese ore, while exports totaled $2.79 million. (Ukrainian metal)
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.9* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.499* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max October 379 502 342 386 345 365 November 379 517 420 431 375 385 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 30.11.16…
DetailsNLMK Group, an international steel producer with operations in Russia, Europe and the USA, has signed an agreement for the purchase of the core process equipment for the construction of a new walking-beam reheating furnace to streamline the slab heating process at NLMK Pennsylvania (Farrell, PA, USA). The new furnace will replace 3 outdated pusher-type…
DetailsIn November Ukraine exported $184.09 million worth of steel semi-finished products, while imports reached $1.1 million.
According to the State Fiscal Service, Turkey was the main consumer of Ukrainian steel semis in November ($43.74 million).
In January-November Ukraine exported $2063.46 million worth of steel semis, with imports on the level of $12.89 million. (Ukrainian metal)
In November Dneprospetsstal produced 19.036 thousand tons of steel, down by 16.6% MoM. According to the company statement, it also produced 12786 tons of rolled metal, down by 6.2% MoM. The total cost of products manufactured in November reached 504.939 million UAH, down by 7.2% MoM. In January-November DSS produced 215.648 thousand tons of steel…
DetailsIn October Russia imported 24.4 thousand tons of corrosion-resistant flat rolled steel, valued at $49 million, up by 8% MoM and by 38% YoY. 600+ mm wide sheet accounts for around 90% of the imports. Nickel contents in steel don’t exceed 2.5%. Some 28% of imports came from China. In October Chinese steel cost $1633…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.9* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.499* min max min max October 188 209 212 232 November 188 221 225 235 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Ruble exchange rates are as of 30.11.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
DetailsThe Belarus Iron and Steel Works has diversified deliveries of scrap this year by starting importing it from the European Union. According to the company CEO Alexander Savenyuk, Belarus doesn’t have enough scrap for metal companies and buys about 55% of the scrap used abroad. So far BMZ has received scrap from Denmark and Finland.…
DetailsThe Dnepr State Court of Appeals has settled the long-time dispute between ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih employees and the managers of the company. The court made the administration pay 1 million UAH of debts on the cost of sanatorium vouchers. But the AMKR managers applied to the Higher Commercial Court of Ukraine with a cassation claim.…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.9* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH25.499* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max min max October 519 711 453 505 465 485 465 495 November 519 711 455 530 530 535 540 570…
DetailsSeverniy Mining and Processing Works decided to buy 14 large BELAZ trucks valued at 0.5 billion UAH within the 2017 investment program.
According to the company statement, the first 130-ton BELAZ has already been put to work at the Pervomaysky quarry. (Ukrainian metal)
Shareholders of Ingulets Mining and Processing Works, a part of Metinvest, decided to pay 2.5 billion UAH of dividends. According to the Metinvest press-service, the shareholders decided to send a part of profit received before 2014 (1.524 billion UAH, or 0.55 UAH per share) and a part of profit received in 2014 (976.17 million UAH,…
DetailsIn November Ukraine exported $36.917 million worth of steel pipes, with imports on the level of $6.921 million.
According to the State Fiscal Service, the main consumer of Ukrainian steel pipes in November was Russia ($10.473 million).
In January-November Ukraine exported $368 million worth of steel pipes, while imports reached $90.087 million. (Ukrainian metal)