Prices of precious metals varied in Azerbaijan on November 8, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The price of gold decreased by 10.387 manats, to 2,080.0945 manats per ounce on November 8 compared to the price on November 7. The price of silver fell by 0.0963 manats, to 24.7105 manats per ounce.…
DetailsIn 3 days two employees of Metinvest works in the city of Mariupol – Azovstal and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works – have perished, while one more has been seriously injured. On November 6 an employee of the Azovstal converter shop was found dead. The reason of his death is unknown. On November 5…
DetailsBeloretsk Iron and Steel Works has passed the inspection of the rebar wire and strands manufacture for the compliance with the construction norms. The certificate allows the company to supply its rebars to Slovakia. The inspection has been carried out by Technicky a Skusobny Ustav Stavebny (TSUS). The inspection covered the rebar wire with the…
DetailsThe world demand for steel in 2018 will grow by 2.1% YoY, to 1.643 billion tons, according to Severstal. China will account for 766 million tons, and the rest of the world for 877 million tons. In 2019 the demand growth will slow down to 1.5%, to 1.667 million tons. Demand growth in Russia in…
DetailsIn October Tulachermet produced 211327 tons of pig iron, up by 12327 tons from the plan. Coke usage dropped by 12.8 kg per ton, to 489.2 kg per ton. The October output has become record-high with the operation of only 2 blast furnaces. The previous record of 211102 tons was set in December 2017. Such…
DetailsEnergomashspetsstal has produced and supplied 4 back-up rolls weighing 77 tons to Essar Steel. The contract for the manufacture of rolls was signed in March 2017. The rolls will be used on hot- and cold-rolling strip mills. The companies have been cooperating for over 5 years. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn January-September Russky Ugol (Russian Coal) increased coal sales from the Sayano-Partizansky pit by 16%. Sales from the Amur region grew by 5%. Thus coal shipments from the pit in Krasnoyarsk region increased by 100 thousand tons YoY, to 748 thousand tons. Over 75% of coal was exported. This year it is planned to mine…
DetailsSiberian Coal Energy Company (SUEK) plans to hold an initial public offering (IPO), but has no specific timing, Chairman of the board of directors Alexander Landia said. “That’s our plan, be prepared. Because the market is quite volatile. If there is an attractive opportunity, we will be seriously looking at that,” he said and added…
DetailsGazprom has ordered TMK the delivery of 255.01 thousand tons of large diameter pipes valued at around 21.5 billion rubles. The purchase documentation says that according to the order of Gazprom, an auction is not necessary when buying goods or services from the sole supplier. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsThe covered aqua-park “Lazurniy” is being constructed in the village of Razumnoye. So far Belenergomash-BZEM has supplied 350 tons of metal structures to the construction site, of which 300 tons have already been assembled. The aqua-park will become one of the attractions of the Belgorod region. (Ukrainian metal)
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