Orel Steel Works is increasing its range of railroad fasteners. So far the portfolio of butt fittings consists of three types: M27, M24 and M22. For the M27 and M24 nuts a new steel grade was chosen. “Very often in order to decrease the prime cost some manufacturers replace quality metal with cheap one, and…
DetailsIn January-March, Ukraine exported 19.638 thousand tons of scrap valued at $5.461 million, down 7.1-fold and 8.8-fold YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, in March Ukraine exported 8.246 thousand tons of scrap, in February – 8.252 thousand tons and in January – 3.14 thousand tons. At the same time Ukraine increased scrap imports…
DetailsIn January-March, Ukraine exported 629.55 thousand tons of pig iron valued at $205.85 million, down by 25.9% and by 27.2% YoY respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main importers were the US (66.31%),Turkey (9.74%) and Italy (8.84%). In Q1, Ukraine imported 216 tons of pig iron valued at $140 thousand as opposed to…
DetailsIn March, Ukraine exported 77.06 thousand tons of ferroalloys valued at $86.1 million, up by 34.4% and by 34.3% MoM respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, in Q1 Ukraine exported 238.16 thousand tons of ferroalloys valued at $262.9 million. The share of ferroalloys in foreign trade was 2.14%. In March, Turkey (11.9 thousand tons),…
DetailsIn January-March Ukraine increased aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) imports by 22% YoY, to 1.4 million tons valued at $61.13 million, up by 35.3%. According to the State Fiscal Service, Guinea supplied most of the ore (58.47%), followed by Guyana (36.49%) and Brazil (4.77%). Ukraine did not re-export this raw material neither in Q1 2019,…
DetailsPrecious prices increased in Azerbaijan on April 11 compared to the prices on April 10. The price of gold grew by 8.1777 manats, to 2,222.4185 manats per ounce. The price of silver went up by 0.0584 manats, to 25.8824 manats per ounce. The price of platinum increased by 25.857 manats, to 1,540.574 manats. While the…
DetailsMagnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is taking part in the international industrial exhibition Vietnam Expo 2019 in Hanoi. As one of the fastest growing economies in South-East Asia, Vietnam is one of MMK’s key markets. In 2018, MMK’s metal product shipments to Vietnam doubled compared to 2017, amounting to 540,000 tons and making MMK…
DetailsTwo robot trucks made by the Belarusian automobile engineering company BelAZ are being tested in the Abakansky open pit in the Republic of Khakassia. The 130-tonne BelAZ-7513R trucks were shipped to Khakassia in early 2019. There are plans to solemnly commission the vehicles in August. BelAZ and VIST Group developed the first remotely operated haul…
DetailsIn January-February, Armenian metal industry decreased output by 17.6% as opposed to a drop of 10.8% last year. The only increase was registered for ferromolybdenum manufacture – by 46%, to 1041 tons, as opposed to a drop of 38.6%. In February, ferromolybdenum output totaled 555 tons, up by 14.2% MoM. Copper concentrate manufacture fell by…
DetailsIn January-March, Chukotka Autonomous District extracted 5315 kg of gold, almost unchanged YoY. Silver output dropped by 6.6%, to 25.6 tons. At present 5 enterprises are mining gold in the region: Chukotka Mining and Geological Company, Severnoye Zoloto LLC, Mayskoye LLC, Rudnik Karalveyem and Rudnik Valunistiy LLC. Alluvial gold extraction will last from May till…
DetailsIn February, Armenia produced 887 tons of molybdenum concentrate, up by 7.9% MoM and by 6.4% YoY. FeMo manufacture grew to 555 tons, by 14.2% MoM and by 51% YoY. The increase is due to the growing demand in Europe, the main sales market for Armenia. In January-February, molybdenum concentrate output dropped by 4.6% YoY,…
DetailsIn March, Far Eastern Railroad transported 4.27 million tons of cargo, up by 1.8% YoY. In particular, iron and manganese ore transportation grew by 9.3%, to 533 thousand tons, and metal wares – by 22.4%, to 290 thousand tons. At the same time transportation of coal decreased by 5.8%, to 4.596 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
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