Zlatoust Electrometallurgical Works has finished assembly of railroad to transport the floor-type loading machine at the thermal annealing furnaces site being constructed in the rolling shop No. 3. The foundation for the rails with the length of 48 meters each has been completed. At present the floor-type loading machine is being assembled. Bosio annealing furnaces…
DetailsUralelectromed has started modernizing the pouring complex of the anode furnace No. 2 at the copper-smelting shop with the unification of two anode removers for two types of anodes – 260 and 392 kg (at present the complex produces anodes weighing 260 kg). This year the company will commission the second stage of the copper…
DetailsThe board of directors of the Russian gold producer GV Gold has recommended that the shareholders approve payment of 2.238 billion rubles, or 40.6973 rubles per common share, in dividends for 2017, the company said in a statement on may 15. The amount includes 12.731 rubles per share of interim dividends for January-June 2017. The…
DetailsNLMK Group, a global steel company, announces that Sergey Karataev has decided to step down as NLMK Group’s Acting CFO. He has decided to continue his professional growth beyond the financial function as First Deputy General Director of Freight One (PGK), NLMK Group’s affiliate. NLMK Group is currently considering candidates for the CFO role. Details…
DetailsThe gross output of raw and semi-processed gold in the powder form reached 28,848 kg in January-April, up by 8.4% YoY. The overall output of raw and semi-processed silver in the powder form amounted to 334,194 kg, down by 6.5% YoY, the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh National Economy Ministry reports. (Kazinform/Ukrainian metal)
DetailsA delegation of the European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency has arrived in Kyrgyzstan to study uranium heritage sites in Mailuu-Suu town, Jalal-Abad region. It is expected that experts will visit the tailing dumps in Ailampa-Sai, Kulmen-Sai, Koy-Tash valleys, as well as tailing dumps Nos. 6, 20 and 21. The specialists will be…
DetailsThe prices of the main precious metals decreased in Azerbaijan on May 15, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The cost of gold decreased by 14.1695 manats, to 2228.802 manats per troy ounce compared to the price on May 14. The cost of silver decreased by 0.3847 manats, to 28.0122 manats per…
DetailsMagnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) and Turkish metallurgic company Coskunoz have launched a 1-billion ruble MMK-Coskunoz-Alabuga car parts facility in Russia’s republic of Tatarstan. The plant is located in the Alabuga special economic zone. It will produce steel car parts for Ford Sollers and other domestic car makers. The projected capacity is 150,000 tons…
DetailsSredneuralsky Copper-Smelting Works has started the scheduled repair of the Vanyukov furnace No. 1. The company intends to invest some 238 million rubles in the repair. The furnace commissioning is scheduled for June 8. The Vanyukov furnace No. 1 was put into operation in 1994, and No. 2 in 2009. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn January-April Magadan region mined 261.8 thousand tons of coal, up almost 2-fold YoY. The increase has to do with the scheduled growth of output at the Kolyma Coal Company, which became the leader in coalmining. Two more companies are operating in the region – Association of business cooperation LLC and North-Eastern Coal Company LLC.…
DetailsPetropavlovsk shareholders demand the board of directors replaced and one of its founders Pavel Maslovsky, as well as independent directors Sir Roderick Line and Robert Jenkins returned. The claim was voiced by CABS Platform Limited and Slevin Ltd., which together own 9.11% in Petropavlovsk. The issue will be on the agenda of the annual meeting…
DetailsZagorsky Pipe Works has received the right to use the API logo on its products. The company has successfully completed all the attestation procedures and has become the fifth large diameter pipe producer in Russia to be able to export pipes for foreign projects, which require API 5L certificate. The company began preparing for the…
DetailsEvraz NTMK has started selling railroad wheels to Slovakia. This year the company will supply some 1 thousand wheels to ZOS Trnava. ZOS Trnava is Evraz’s new client. The company is one of the top-5 wagon-repairing enterprises in Europe, namely BB TS Werk Knittelfeld (Austria), Kolowag (Bulgaria), FWN (Germany) and SZ-Vit (Slovenia), with whom Evraz…
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