In February Ukraine exported 227.6 million tons of pig iron valued at $71.6 million, down by 17.6% and by 24.6% MoM respectively. According to the State Fiscal Service, the share of pig iron in the foreign trade volume was 2.09%. US bought more than half of Ukrainian pig iron – 69.78%, or 55.5 thousand tons.…
DetailsMoody’s Investors Service has improved the corporate credit rating of Metalloinvest from Ba2 to Ba1. At the same time the outlook has been decreased from positive to stable. The improvement of the rating reflects the decrease of the debt burden, stable cash flow, a high liquidity level as well as the improvement of the corporate…
DetailsNLMK Group, a global steel company, announces the launch of the Russian version of Steeluniversity, a famous educational website of the International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI). Steeluniversity is an educational project of the World Steel Association, an international association of steel producers. It is a collection of e-learning resources and interactive simulations covering major…
DetailsThe Board of Directors of NLMK Group, a global steel company with operations in Russia, the USA, and the EU, held a meeting on March 15 during which the agenda for the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting (AGM) to be held on April 19, was approved. The list of persons entitled to participate at the AGM…
DetailsDTEK ESKO has modernized the lighting system in the transport and treatment department of the Azovstal converter shop. Instead of 713 old lamps, 553 LED-lamps now light the premises, consuming 90% less electricity. The lifetime of the new lamps is 15 years. Lighting systems will be modernized in other shop departments as well. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn February Ukraine exported 59.9 thousand tons of pipes valued at $61.6 million, up by 31.7% and by 20.9% MoM respectively. According to the Federal Fiscal Service, the share of pipes in the foreign trade was 1.41%. Ukraine exported 37.2 thousand tons of seamless pipes valued at $49.8 million, 20.4 thousand tons of other pipes…
DetailsZlatoust Electrometallurgical Works is carrying out a major reconstruction project on the basis of the electric arc shop No. 3. The project envisages the addition of a press to make electrodes out of titanium sponge, a skull furnace, as well as two more furnaces, and other machinery. At present the skull furnace assembly has started.…
DetailsArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih and its subsidiaries have started paying the so-called 13th salary to their employees. In March the company plans to spend some 300 million UAH (including taxes) on the project. The 13th salary is paid for the previous year of work based on the average size of the wage. In November 2017 –…
DetailsSeverstal will buy a Korean compressor for Cherepovets Iron and Steel Works. The first deliveries of equipment are scheduled for autumn. The goal of the investment project is to decrease electricity consumption while producing air buy using energy efficient compressors. The assembly of the compressors will be finished next year. The total cost of the…
DetailsThe gold and silver prices decreased in Azerbaijan on March 15. The price of gold dropped by 8.5425 manats, to 2,206.804 manats per ounce compared to the price on March 14. The price of silver went down by 0.165 manats, to 25.9619 manats per ounce. The price of platinum fell by 9.265 manats, to 1,410.048…
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