Armenal, an Armenia-based foil-rolling plant of Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL, has started reducing production and transferring staff to part-time employment, sources familiar with the situation reported The reason is declining demand for the facility’s products in light of the sanctions imposed by the U.S. in April against Russian businessman Oleg Desipaska and his companies…
DetailsUkrgazodobycha has concluded a contract with the Heavy Weight Drilling Pipes and Kellies Works on the purchase of pipes valued at 117.15 million UAH. Until April 2019 the company has to supply 1226 heavy weight drilling pipes and kellies of its own production according to TU 26-12-775-90. The price was 3% below the expected cost…
DetailsPrices of precious metals increased in Azerbaijan on September 18, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The price of gold grew by 5.7205 manats, to 2,037.127 manats per ounce on September 18 compared to the price on September 17. The price of silver went up by 0.082 manats, to 24.0344 manats per…
DetailsThe state enterprise Selidovugol has concluded 2 agreements with the Novogrodovskaya Mine 1-3 LLC for the purchase of goods and services valued at 161.35 million UAH. Until mid-2019 the company has to deliver a scraper valued at 83.42 million UAH and repair 103 sections of mechanized anchoring for 77.93 million UAH. The delivery of the…
DetailsIn January-August Ukraine increased exports of steel pipes by 7.3% YoY, to 434.6 thousand tons. In particular, seamless pipes accounted for 70.2%, and welded pipes – for 29.8%. Exports grew by 39.6% YoY, to $484.6 million (seamless pipes – by 82.2%, and welded – by 17.8%). In 8 months imports of seamless pipes dropped by…
DetailsIn July, according to the customs statistics, Russia exported 345.8 thousand tons of pig iron, up by 12.3% YoY. In 7 months exports grew by 30.9%, to 3.35 million tons valued at $1226 million, up by 43%. USA imported the most – 52%, up by 1.1% YoY. Hong Kong follows second with 17%. It started…
DetailsIn January-July Russia exported 1.63 million tons of steel pipes valued at $1830 million, up by 47% and by 93.6% YoY respectively. According to the customs statistics, Finland imported the most – 26%, up 10-fold YoY. Turkey increased imports 12-fold, to 17.7%, while Kazakhstan decreased by 2.2%, to 13%. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsYekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Works has made a trial delivery of metal products to Spain. In particular, EZOTsM has supplied gold wire to a Spanish developer and manufacturer of medical devices. The first meeting of the partners took place last November at Compamed-Medica-20017 exhibition in Germany. The delivery to Spain shows the process of the…
DetailsIn January-August Russia produced 3.6 million tons of metal structures, down by 3.5% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in August output dropped by 1.9% MoM and by 5.5% YoY. In January-August the industrial manufacture index in Russia increased by 3.1% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn January-August Russia produced 41.3 million tons of rolled metal, up by 2.8% YoY. In August output dropped by 3.6% MoM and by 1.6% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, pig iron manufacture grew by 0.8%, to 34.8 million tons, with August output down by 1.3% YoY and by 3.9% MoM. Pipe…
DetailsIn January-August copper output in Kazakhstan grew by 0.2% YoY, to 0.28 million tons, with 0.042 million tons produced in August, up by 9% MoM. According to the statistics committee, zinc manufacture grew by 0.8%, to 0.22 million tons. In August output decreased by 1.4% and by 3.7% YoY. The largest non-ferrous metals manufacturers in…
DetailsTeams of Zaporizhstal, Azovstal, Yunikas-ТК, LTD (Kriviy Rih) and two teams of PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih – Transport Department of Steel Plant and railway transport Department of Mining Department – took part in the sixth professional skill competition among the railway personnel. Andrey Kindrat, director of the transport department, PJSC ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih: “Mining and…
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