According to the ex-member of the National commission on energy regulation Andrei Gerus, DTEK enterprises haven’t paid some 100 million UAH to the state budget. In 2016 DTEK companies did not pay the rent of 0.75% for coal mining from the price of its sale (1076 UAH per ton for Pavlogradugol and 1053 UAH for…
DetailsIn January-August Electrostal produced 283.521 thousand tons of continuous-cast billets, up by 33.9% YoY. According to the company statement, it exported 236.871 thousand tons, and sold the rest on the local market. In August Electrostal produced 39.86 thousand tons of billets and exported the whole volume. In 2016 Electrostal produced 326.187 thousand tons of continuous-cast…
DetailsSaudi Arabia intends to increase the import duty for Russian rolled sheet from the current 5% to 31%. “As to metals, we could face a problem, and this would influence our trade relations with Saudi Arabia”, the minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov said. At present Russian authorities are trying to convince the Saudi…
DetailsIn January-September Zaporozhogneupor increased molded refractories output by 1714.94 tons YoY.
According to the company statement, in September it produced 7299.98 tons of molded and 2980.47 tons of chamotte refractories.
In 9 months Zaporozhogneupor produced 2538.86 tons of magnesia and 2666.75 tons of high-aluminous wares. (Ukrainian metal)
Gaysky Mining and Processing Works has started constructing the 1230-meter horizon. “Our task is to provide the miners with the lower layers to increase ore output to 9 million tons per year”, the deputy chief engineer Sergey Semin said. When the construction is complete, the total length of two conveyer galleries will reach some 1…
DetailsIn September the pipe works Profil-Akras produced 15.5 thousand tons of pipes and shipped 16.2 thousand tons. In October the company plans to produce 15 thousand tons and sell 16 thousand tons. Profil-Akras is specializing in the manufacture of electric-welded pipes for water and gas pipelines and heating systems, as well as pipes for the…
DetailsKarabashmed has started assembling three Kumera converters with the volume of 150 tons each with new gas-purifying equipment at its metallurgical shop. The new machinery will improve ecological safety and increase output. The first converter has already been brought to the site and is being assembled within the scheduled repairs. The second converter will also…
DetailsThe EU fixed duties on Russian hot-rolled metal, imposed on October 7, could open new ways for NLMK to enter the markets of Turkey and Asia, as well as strengthen the position of its European works. In H1 NLMK Le Louviere (Belgium) produced 770 thousand tons of hot-rolled metal with the mill capacity of 2.5…
DetailsIn September Severstal-Metiz produced and sold a record of stabilized strands. According to the company statement, the steel rope shop produced 2.9 thousand tons of strands. This is the first record in manufacturing this type of product in the history of the shop. “Stabilized strands are in demand in the sphere of infrastructure construction. In…
DetailsIn Volyn region miners have blocked the road leading to the customs check point Yagodin demanding to be paid salary for the past 2 months. Some hundred miners were at the pedestrian crossing near the Yagodin point demanding the meeting with the Volyn regional state administration chairman Vladimir Gunchik. Earlier the miners have already tried…
DetailsThe Central Mining and Processing Works has completed the reconstruction of the pelletizing factory.
Now the enterprise is capable of manufacturing products corresponding to the best international quality standards.
Investments in the project totaled 52 million UAH.
With the reconstruction the factory efficiency increased by 7%. (Ukrainian metal)
The state enterprise Vostochniy Mining and Processing Works has ordered the Trading House Eco-Service LLC the delivery of construction lime valued at 25.19 million UAH. This year the company will have to supply 7 thousand tons of lime of the first grade at 2460 UAH per ton and 3 thousand tons of the second grade…
DetailsMariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has signed an agreement with Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH for the delivery of equipment to reconstruct the sheet-rolling mill 1700 valued at over $25 million. According to the contract the Austrian company will develop the project of the mill reconstruction and in 2018 will supply new equipment to improve…
DetailsIn January-September Kyshtym Electrolytic Copper Plant produced 97127.8 tons of copper cathodes, up by 8.6% YoY. Copper wire rod output went up by 6.1%, to 72.784 tons, silver – by 2.3%, gold – by 30%. “This year we intend to produce 128 thousand tons of copper cathodes, up by 5% YoY”, the company CEO Andrei…
DetailsIn September Sakhalin enterprises mined over 900 thousand tons of coal, or 5.6 million tons in January-September, up by 10% YoY. Coal in the region is mined by 10 companies. Solntsevsky coal pit LLC and Gornyak LLC provide the most coal. Last year the region mined 7.2 million tons of coal, up 1.3-fold YoY. (Ukrainian…
DetailsChelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works has expanded the range of products for European market. In particular, it has added two new types of flanged beams manufactured at the rail and beam shop. Now the European certificate also covers IPB and IPBL beams. The products are manufactured according to DIN 1025. The first batches have already…
DetailsNovgorodsky Iron and Steel Works has purchased a Chetra MKSM-800 forklift valued at 1.7 million rubles.
The new forklift has the Deutz diesel engine.
At present NMZ operates 2 forklifts. (Ukrainian metal)
Izhstal can now produce large diameter rolled metal on its 450 mill.
This will increase average monthly output by 4-5 thousand tons.
The maximum diameter has been increased from 120 mm to 180 mm.
The company has already shipped 1 thousand tons of metal with 130-150 mm diameter to car manufacturers. (Ukrainian metal)
Since the start of the gold-harvesting season the Alexandrovskaya-1 LLC has obtained 94 kg of gold at its sites in Amur region. This year the company operates at the Jalon and Juvaskit deposits. Sand washing is underway. This year the company plans to obtain 100 kg of gold. Last year Alexandrovskaya-1 operated at the Juvaskit,…
DetailsIn January-September PPGHO fulfilled its uranium production schedule.
In particular 1232 tons of the metal have been supplied to the nuclear industry.
In addition, some 2.3 million tons of coal have been shipped to consumers. (Ukrainian metal)
Alardinskaya mine has yielded the 2-millionth ton of coal since the start of the year.
The record ton was mined at the 3-39 long face. The first million tons was mined from the face in June.
Alardisnakay coal is shipped to Evraz works. (Ukrainian metal)
Alexander Astakhov has been appointed the new managing director of Blagoveschensk Rebars Works, a part of OMK. He has been working with the company since 1999. Lately he has been the manufacturing director and the acting managing director. “The work of the BAZ occupies an important position in the OMK strategy. Alexander Astakhov is an…
DetailsThe State Fiscal Service has checked the Severniy Mining and Processing Works and found the non-payment of 1.3 billion UAH to the budget in 2012-2016. “We fear that mining and processing works do not pay rent in full, and in large volumes”, the Service said. Of the amount SevGOK has to pay some 875 million…
DetailsRussian metals giant Norilsk Nickel plans to launch the first stage of its Bystrinsky GOK ore mining and processing plant on October 31, the government of the Zabaikalsky region said in a statement quoting governor Natalya Zhdanova. “We planned the launch of the facility’s first stage on October 31. We also discussed prospects for the…
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