It is reported that Zaporizhstal offers its HRC of August production for export by $15 per ton higher than for July production. In early July CIS steel mills offered HRC to overseas consumers at $545-550 per ton FOB.Current price of Zaporizhstal August production HRC for export is $565 per ton FOB Black Sea. (Rusmet)Much more…
DetailsIt is reported that in June Ukraine sharply increased its pig iron exports 4.9 times compared to May and 2 times compared to June 2009 to 194,050 tons of which 98,970 tons were delivered to the US. The value of Ukraine’s pig iron export sales in June was up by 4.8 times compared to May…
DetailsIt is reported that in June Ukraine sharply increased its pig iron exports 4.9 times compared to May and 2 times compared to June 2009 to 194,050 tons of which 98,970 tons were delivered to the US. The value of Ukraine’s pig iron export sales in June was up by 4.8 times compared to May…
DetailsIndustrial Union of Donbass (ISD), one of Ukraine largest steel groups, is in talks with creditors to restructure its debts.ISD said in a statement that “ISD is holding successful talks with international banks and financial institutions regarding the restructuring of financial debt which is quite common for industrial companies during these hard times.”ISD declined to…
DetailsInterpipe has announced the opening of its newest pipe product warehouse at Atyrau in Kazakhstan on the back of its new warehouse development program. In addition to Atyrau, Interpipe has warehouse facilities in both Alma Ata and Astana. The new warehouse allows for 3,000 tons of pipe products to be processed per month. Currently, there…
DetailsIt is reported that Dniepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works named after Petrovsky (DMZP), a steelmaking subsidiary of the Russian steelmaker and iron ore producer Evraz Group, has carried out third category maintenance works at its blast furnace No 3, which has allowed it to reduce the consumption of iron and coke per metric ton of…
DetailsYenakievo Iron and Steel Works, JSC, a part of the Metinvest Group, produced 1.85 million tons of cast iron and 2.16 million tons of steel in June 2010. Rolled product shipments comprised 2.10 million tons. Product June, mln. t May, mln. t Change, % Cast iron 0.185 0.184 0.5 Steel (smelting) 0.216 0.217 -0.5 Rolled…
DetailsYenakiievo Iron and Steel Works, JSC, a part of the Metinvest Group, produced 1.85 million tons of cast iron and 2.16 million tons of steel in June 2010. Rolled product shipments comprised 2.10 million tons. Product June, mln. t May, mln. t Change, % Cast iron 1.85 1.84 0.8 Steel (smelting) 2.16 2.17 -0.7 Rolled…
DetailsCentral Mining and Processing Works, JSC, increased concentrate production volume by 43.7% to 533,000 tons compared to June 2009, pellets production volume for the same period increased by 1% to 200,000 tons. Product June 2010, th. t June 2009, th. t Change, % Concentrate 533 371 43.67 Pellets 200 198 1.01 (SteelGuru)Much more about metal…
DetailsKhartsyzsk Pipe Works, JSC, part of the Metinvest Group, in June produced 8,590 tons of large diameter pipes, which is 15390 tons of pipes less than in May. Production volume is determined by the monthly production program. Product June 2010, t May 2010, t Change, % LDP 8590 23980 -64.18 Product January-June 2010, t January-June…
DetailsAccording to the data released by metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company, in the first half of 2010 Ukrainian imports of rolled steel products increased by 105.5% YoY amounting to about 601,800 tons. Imports of steel products Product January-June 2009, t January-June 2010, t Change, % Rebar 42,112 12,708 -69.8 Beam 4,082 4,720…
DetailsAzovstal Iron and Steel Works, part of the Metinvest Group, in June produced 4.23 million tons of cast iron and 4.84 million tons of steel.Production of rolled steel in June comprised 4.38 million tons. In June the works produced 1.79 million tons of bulk coke with 6% of moisture. Product June 2010, mln. t May…
DetailsAccording to the data issued by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, in January to May this year the country exports of ferrous metals increased in value by 47.3% YoY to $5.79 billion, while its exports of ferrous metal products went down by 17.3% YoY to $668.5 million. The share of exports of ferrous metals and…
DetailsAccording to the data issued by metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company, in the first half of this year Ukraine consumed 2.93 million tons of rolled steel products, up by 36.2% YoY. In June Ukrainian consumption of rolled steel products decreased by 7.7% MoM and rose by 26.9% YoY. In H1 this year,…
DetailsIt is reported that steelmaking companies in Ukraine plan to cut their pig iron smelting by 1.3% to 2.270 million tons, steel smelting by 1.4% to 2.720 million tons and finished steel by 4.9% to 2.530 million tons in August compared to July.Mr. Vasily Kharahulah, MD of Metallurgprom, said daily average pig iron production in…
DetailsFitch Ratings shows rising raw material prices and VAT refund related liquidity concerns are exposing longstanding structural weaknesses in the Ukrainian steel industry and this could ultimately lead to a consolidation of producers.Mr. Peter Archbold, Senior Director in Fitch Industrials team, said “Given the challenges facing the Ukrainian industry at present, M&A transactions could represent…
DetailsSiemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply the ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih in Ukraine with secondary metallurgical equipment, a six-strand billet caster and the requisite auxiliary systems. The order also includes a comprehensive service agreement under which Siemens VAI and DP Siemens Ukraine will provide services related to the local supply and service contracts for construction and…
DetailsAccording to the information issued by the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, up to July 1st Ukraine utilized 37.37% of its annual quota for rebar exports to Russia and 97.53% of its yearly quota for cold-rolled steel exports to the same destination, supplying a total of 149,491 tons and 204,810 tons respectively.According to the agreement between…
DetailsIt is reported that ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, Ukraine-based subsidiary of the world largest integrated metals and mining company ArcelorMittal, in June this year managed to keep its production at reasonable levels, with three out of five blast furnaces running, despite the continuing difficult market conditions and the decreasing number of orders. Mr. V. Vaideeswaran, acting…
DetailsAccording to Ukrtruboprom, the Dnipropetrovsk-based Ukrainian pipe producers’ association, steel pipe production in Ukraine grew by 5.5% YoY in January to June to 774,700 tons. June output was 132,100 tons. (Ukrainian Journal)
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According to Metallurgprom in June Ukraine reduced steel smelting by 13.5% MoM compared to May to 2.46 million tons, finished products – by 24.1% to 2.15 million tons. Thus, in H1 Ukraine produced 16.34 million tons of steel, which is 17.9% more than in the same period last year, and 14.53 million tons of finished…
DetailsInterpipe Niko Tube has successfully passed the second audit for pressure-operated pipes and vessels. The audit was carried out according to the demands of the European Equipment Directive, Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC, and German instructions for pressure-operated capacities and boilers, AD 2000 Merkblatt W0. The audit was carried out by the international certifying agency TUV…
DetailsIt is reported that in the H1 of 2010, the pipe producing subsidiaries of the Interpipe Corporation increased their steel pipe output by 95.5% YoY to 394,800 tons.Specifically, in January to June this year, Interpipe NTRP registered a 75% YoY increase in its steel pipe production to 163,900 tons, Interpipe NMPP saw its steel pipe…
DetailsAccording to the data issued by the Ukrainian iron ore and steel producer Metinvest Holding, in June this year its subsidiary Khartsyzsk Pipe Works saw its large diameter pipe output decrease to 8,587 tons from 23,976 tons in May, down by 64.2% MoM.In the first half of this year, KhPW produced 103,970 tons of LD…
DetailsReuters reported that Ukrainian steel maker Azovstal’s crude steel production in H1 went up by 52.6% YoY to 2.872 million tons compared with the same period in 2009.The company said in a statement, it had also raised pig iron output by 53% to 2.464 million tons and increased rolled steel production by 52.2% to 2.678…
DetailsIt is reported that Ukrainian EAF steel maker Dneprospetsstal crude steel production increased by 72.6% YoY to 182 000 tons and finished steel output increased by 89.1% YoY to 119 000 tons.The company produced 33,000 tons of crude steel and 24,000 tons of finished steel in June 2010.Dneprospetsstal specializes on production of hot-rolled and forged…
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