Scientists of the National Research Technological University MISiS together with their Canadian colleagues have created a unique titanium – niobium – zirconium alloy – its resilience is identical to that of the human bones. This innovation will allow creating more efficient and practical medical implants. Researchers believe the new alloy will replace the currently used…
DetailsChTPZ has supplied a batch of compressor-pump pipes with the F-3.2 joints to Surgutneftegaz. The pipes have been manufactured at the Pervouralsky Pipe Works. The pipes with the diameter of 73 mm and the wall thickness of 5.5 mm are used in both vertical and slanting shafts. “The ChTPZ group is constantly developing new types…
DetailsJSC “Electrocable “Kolchuginsky Plant” a part of the “Cable Alliance Holding”, integrating UMMC cable assets) mastered the production of silicone rubber insulated control cables NIKI. Unique properties of this innovative material ensures cables’ high fire-resistance designed for broadcasting signals from sensors to control equipment and for remote control of various machinery. Under flame silicone rubber…
DetailsArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has started reconstructing the small bars and sections mill 250-4. After modernization the mill will be able to process 150×150 mm billets and will be the first mill at the works to produce rebars from such billets. One of the advantages of the reconstruction is that it will be possible to manufacture…
DetailsIn Q3 Metalloinvest produced 10 million tons of iron ore concentrate and sinter ore, down by 0.9% QoQ, mostly because of scheduled repairs. Pellets output totaled 6.3 million tons, up by 0.9% QoQ. HBI manufacture dropped by 4.8% QoQ, to 1.7 million tons, because of the repair of HBI complexes Nos. 1 and 2 at…
DetailsRussian metals giant Norilsk Nickel is ready to return to the development of the Bugdainskoye deposit in the Zabaikalsky region if molybdenum prices grow significantly, Sergei Dyachenko, first vice president and chief operating officer, declared. “We have done almost everything we could on the Bugdainskoye deposit. We have a project, a positive conclusion of the…
DetailsUkraine’s coal industry can cover only 71% of the country needs, thus in 2016 Ukraine had to import 17 million tons of coal. Ukraine is an energy dependent country. The coal shortage is compensated for by imports at 27%, gas – 33%, oil and condensate – 19%, oil products – 77%, and nuclear fuel –…
DetailsMetinvest B.V. has started reselling a part of metal manufactured by Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine, which it receives as payment for raw materials, supplied previously and being supplied still. According to Maxim Zavgorodniy, the executive director of ISD, the owner of DMK, the works supplies only a part of its products to clear debts.…
DetailsBlack Iron intends to use loans, including from EBRD, to construct Shimanovskoye Mining and Processing Works. “Recently the bank has decided to invest $350 million into ArcelorMittal Kirviy Rih, which is close to our deposits”, the company said. The first stage of construction presupposes the GOK capacity of 4 million tons per year, and the…
DetailsIn January-September Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Works received 825.92 million rubles of net losses as opposed to 3.529 billion rubles of net profit in 9 months of 2016. According to the company statement, its earnings increased by 7.4%, to 78.686 billion rubles, sales profits dropped from 9.784 billion rubles to 4.75 billion rubles, gross profit –…
DetailsThe new owner of Dneprometiz is now its previous owner, TAS Group owner and ex-vice-prime minister Sergey Tigipko. After the sale by Severstal of its 100% on Dealzone Holding Ltd, owning 98.6% in Dneprometiz, there have been changes in the board of directors. Andrei Ryzhov and Vitaly Palabugin, representing Severstal, resigned. Instead of two more…
DetailsA resident of Min-Kush village died in an old mine in Dzhumgal district of Naryn region, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported. According to it, a 61-year-old villager illegally mined coal in the old mine near Ak-Ulak field. The tunnel of the mine collapsed. Rescuers of the Ministry lifted the body from a…
DetailsRussian oil and gas pipe maker TMK expects that the U.S.’ demand for the company’s products will double to around 5 million tons in 2017, Sergei Alekseyev, director for global marketing, reported. “Thanks to the U.S. market recovery demand will be about twice as high as in 2016 and will amount to around 5 million…
DetailsIn January-August Russia exported 5.9 million tons of flat rolled metal, up by 2.56% YoY. This is also the highest volume of exports for the past 7 years. Revenue increased by 51.4%, to $3 billion, the highest in 3 years. The main consumer was Turkey (33.4%, up by 8% YoY), followed by Egypt (6.3%, +133%),…
DetailsNovovolynskaya Mine is the only new mine in Ukraine. Its construction began in early 1980s. As of 2013 it was 87% complete, but the same year construction stopped because of the strike due to the half a year salary debts to builders. The mine had to be commissioned in 2014, but it did not happen.…
DetailsRefugees who had to leave Donbass because of the Russian aggression and to find new home in other regions of Ukraine, continue contributing to its development. In particular, a businessman from Gorlovka moved to the village of Dityatki, near the Chernobyl NPP zone. There Vadim Minzyuk, who had a large enterprise in Gorlovka, created a…
DetailsIn August, according to the customs statistics, Russia exported 137.8 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 55.3% MoM and by 73% YoY. In July the results were down by 43% MoM, but up by 35.7% YoY, while in June – up by 38%, but down by 14.7% YoY. In January-August sales dropped by 20.1%…
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