Karabashmed has put into operation the first of the three new converters. Investments in the construction of the converter shop totaled 1.1 billion rubles. The work started in October 2017. Three Kumera converters with the volume of 150 tons each have been assembled at the shop. They will increase output by 25%, to 150 thousand…
DetailsOn August 30 the vault of the arc furnace at Bezhitskaya Stal was partially destroyed. 5 people were injured in the accident. The company is operating in the normal mode, no manufacturing process has been suspended. According to the preliminary inspection, it will not take long to resume the operation of the furnace. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsThe last fourth rest period in summer camps Parus and Burevesnik is over. A total of 2231 children had rest in Parus during summer, and 2005 children in Burevesnik. Summer camps were working based on four rest periods during 2018 season. Duration of every rest period comprised 18 days. This year teaching staff of Parus…
DetailsEmployees of the state coalmining enterprises have organized a strike near the building of the Lviv regional state administration demanding their salary debt issues to be solved. The chairman of the administration Oleg Sinyutka promised to talk to the representatives of the Ministry of energy and coal industry on the matter. DTEK Energo reported that…
DetailsIn July Vyksa Iron and Steel Works received 39 thousand tons of scrap via railroad. According to the railroad statistics, deliveries dropped by 132.7% YoY. In January-July scrap deliveries to VMZ reached 330.1 thousand tons, down by 28.5% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn July Vyksa Iron and Steel Works decreased steel sales via railroad by 18.9% YoY, to 130.9 thousand tons, both to local customers and abroad. In January-July railroad deliveries grew by 21% YoY, to 1.37 million tons. Supplies to Russian customers increased by 19.7% YoY, to 1.05 million tons, while exports went up by 25.5%,…
DetailsThe Uralelectromed subsidiary has put into operation after a scheduled repair an Engitec Technologies short-drum furnace. The inner insulation layer of the furnace has been replaced. The work cost some 2.5 million rubles. Refractory bricks of two types were used to assemble new lining. The short-drum furnaces are heated to 1200 degrees C to produce…
DetailsIn January-June the net profit of Asha Iron and Steel Works decreased by 120.4 million rubles YoY, to 232.7 million rubles. Revenue grew to 12.7 billion rubles from 11.1 billion rubles. The decrease of the net profit was due to the growth of various expenses by 22%. The company debts dropped to 2.7 billion rubles.…
DetailsBeloretsk Iron and Steel Works is testing its new ropes with polymer coating in the coal pits of South Kuzbass and at the Korshunovsky GOK quarry. The company will start mass production of the steel ropes in early 2019. They are intended to replace imported analogues in mining and oil industries, as well as in…
DetailsSeverstal has finished assembling new stand in the electric repair shop of Promservice center. The machinery has already been commissioned. “It was the idea of the shop employees to purchase the stand to repair electric engines. Investments totaled 4 million rubles”, Severstal Russian Steel repair division director Sergey Dobrodey said. The stand will make engine…
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