In 2016 Ural Mining-Metallurgical Company is going to decrease copper cathodes output by 10% YoY. According to the company CEO Andrei Kozitsyn, the targeted amount is 350 thousand tons. He gave two reasons for this: the decrease of copper contents in ore with the same level of output (24-25 million tons per year) and the…
DetailsIn January-July Ukrainian metal companies consumed 7.5 billion kWh of electricity, up by 6% YoY. Electricity consumption in 2015 dropped by 13% YoY, to 12.4 billion kWh. In January-July Ukraine produced 14.49 million tons of steel, 14 million tons of pig iron and 12.68 million tons of rolled metal, all up by 10.5%, 16.3% and…
DetailsIn 2016 Ural Mining-Metallurgical Company plans to produce 350 thousand tons of copper, down by 10% YoY. Copper content in ore is dwindling, even though ore mining remains the same – around 24-25 million tons. The company expects the situation to improve in 2020-2021, when new capacities are put into operation and ore mining increases.…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.2575* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH24.854* min max min max May 346 640 436 525 June 486 640 397 441 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 30.06.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
DetailsAt present Ukrzaliznytsia cannot transport cargo for mining-metallurgical complex of Ukraine in full due to the lack of cars and trains, as well as weak purchases of fuel and spare parts. “This is mostly our fault. We can’t satisfy the needs of our clients”, said the state enterprise head Wojciech Balczun. According to him, Ukraine…
DetailsIn early August Black Sea pig iron prices were stable, while manufacturers slightly increased their prices and were even to gain some success. Black Sea region offers were on the level of $240-245 per ton FOB without middlemen for Turkey, Italy and USA buyers. This corresponds to the September produced pig iron prices for delivery…
DetailsMonth Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH24.854* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports Export, Russia, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max May 208 375 340 365 340 370 June 277 375 305 315 300 315 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 30.06.16…
DetailsNovokramatorsk Machine-Building Works has produced 3 crushers for ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih. “Crushers will be used to break mineral resources used in metal manufacture”, said the company in its statement. The capacity of the reversible hummer crusher is 250 tons per hour, and that of the four-roll crusher – 16 tons per hour. All crushers will…
DetailsIn January-July metal companies consumed 990 million cubic meters of natural gas, down by 20% YoY. In July gas consumption increased by 2.4% MoM, to 128 million cubic meters. Average daily gas consumption in January-July totaled 4.7 million cubic meters as opposed to 5.8 million cubic meters in January-July 2015. Average daily July consumption dropped…
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In January-July Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Works produced 1.2 million tons of rolled metal, down by 15.8% YoY. According to the company statement, steel smelting dropped by 14.5% YoY, to 1.2 million tons, while pig iron output decreased by 10%, to 1.2 million tons. In July DMK produced 0.18 million tons each of rolled metal,…
DetailsAccording to Russian Trade Statistics data, the pig iron exports in May jumped significantly higher when compared with the exports during same month a year before. Also, the exports registered a significant increase from the previous month. Russia’s pig iron exports totaled 445,673 tons in May. The total exports were up by 33.7% YoY. Also,…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.2575* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH24.854* min max min max May 34 42 40 44 June 35 44 41 45 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 30.06.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
DetailsFitch has increased the long-term rating of Ferrexpo plc (UK), which controls Poltava and Yeristovo Mining and Processing Works, from CCC to CC. The agency has also confirmed the company short-term rating on the C level. Rating increase is explained by the Ferrexpo liquidity improvement due to higher iron ore prices in H1 (on average…
DetailsMariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works has started producing galvanized rolled metal of low-carbon DX52D grade steel. Order for that rolled metal came from several consumers around Ukraine. “We have developed the optimal chemical composition, rolling parameters and the production technology”, said the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko. A part of the metal ordered has already…
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India has introduced an antidumping duty on imports of hot-rolled sheet steel from Russia, China, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and Indonesia for six month with a possibility of prolongation, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. The duties will be calculated as a difference between a $474-557 tariff per ton and the price of goods…
DetailsMonth Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.2575* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH24.854* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max May 346 566 446 513 405 440 June 448 566 382 423 375 385 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 30.06.16…
DetailsIn January-June DTEK Group companies produced 13.9 million tons of coal (down by 0.8% YoY), generated 17.9 billion kWh of electricity (-7%), transmitted 22.8 billion kWh of electricity via networks (-0.9%), and produced 776.61 million cubic meters of natural gas (+40.1%). “Despite the unfavorable external environment, we managed to maintain the volume of coal production,…
DetailsThe Eurasian Economic Commission local market protection department has decided to start an antidumping investigation in respect of hot-rolled steel angles, originating from Ukraine and imported to the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. The investigation was started on the basis of requests from Evraz ZSMK and NTMK, supported by MMK and Severstal. According…
DetailsIn July 2016 Izhstal produced 1.4 thousand tons of stainless steel, up by 45% MoM and 2 times YoY. The total steel output reached 26 thousand tons, up by 16% MoM and by 25% YoY. “The increase of the stainless and other steel grades output is one of the priorities for the company. And Izhstal…
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International rating agency S&P Global Ratings has upgraded the long-term credit rating of NLMK Group, an international steel company with operations in Russia, the United States, and the European Union, from BВ+ to investment grade ВВВ- with a negative outlook. The national scale rating on NLMK liabilities was upgraded from ruAA+ to ruAAA. In an…
DetailsMetinvest Group commissioned a thermal and catalytic afterburner at Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Works (AKKhZ) designed to reduce emissions by tar distillation shop. Project investments total about 6.5 million UAH. Despite the difficult situation in Avdiivka and interruptions in the power supply from time to time, Metinvest Group continues to modernize Avdiivka Coke. Set-up and…
DetailsIn January-July Ukraine exported $380.07 million worth of metal wares, down by 33.9% YoY.
In July metal wares exports reached $62.84 million.
Metal wares imports went up by 25.7% YoY, to $338.77 million, with $51.59 million in July. (Ukrainian metal)
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR64.2575* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH24.854* min max min max May 455 455 477 477 June 557 557 509 509 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 30.06.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
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