A shutdown of the Nadvoitsy Aluminum Smelter is long overdue, but aluminum giant RUSAL has not discussed closure of its other plants, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov declared on September 4. “Concerning shutting and preservation works at the other facilities, I am unaware of anything of the kind. Maybe there are rumors or discussions…
DetailsThe Ural division of Rostechnadzor has filed a suit to the court to suspend the operation of the Serov Ferroalloys Works because of the breach of industrial safety regulations. The company has faced an unscheduled inspection following the death of a crane operator in June. During the inspection 26 violations of industrial safety requirements have…
DetailsCorum Svet Shakhtera has created a mine complex, consisting of a shearer, a longwall conveyer, a loader and anchoring. While creating the complex, the machine-builders have taken into account the peculiarities of the Donbass mines, which are the main customers of Corum. In particular, this complex was ordered by the Sadkinskaya mine. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsDortrans LLC from the city of Khabarovsk has filed a suit to the arbitrary court of Irkutsk region on declaring the Bratsk Ferroalloys Works LLC bankrupt. The suit was registered on August 30, but the hearing had not been scheduled yet. The amount of claims is 1.45 million rubles. In April a court already satisfied…
DetailsAs of September 3, the Novaya miners team has yielded 134 kg of gold. This season the team has started washing at a new site – Nizhnyaya Amunakta, having so far obtained 60 kg of gold. The enterprise is also prospecting at Tangrak. The development of the site is scheduled for spring 2019. The team…
DetailsOn August 31 Belarus Iron and Steel Works exceeded a milestone in sales – $1 billion. This year the milestone has been reached 2 months earlier than in 2017. The symbolic billionth dollar was earned by a batch of bars shipped to Zerbst GmbH (Germany). In January-August BMZ sold 1.5 million tons of metal, with…
DetailsMednogorsk Copper and Sulfur Works is repairing roof and walls of the copper smelting shop. The repair is carried out under the program of premises maintenance. In May-June the contractors repaired 712 square meters of walls. At present they are working on the roof of the size of 1539 square meters. Last year 1782 square…
DetailsElga coal complex, developed by Elgaugol LLC, is the largest coal deposit in Russia, employing 1650 people. In January-June 2.5 million tons of coal were mined there, up by 31% YoY. Elga coal is in stable demand on the local market and in the countries of the Asian-Pacific region. Elga coal complex is the largest…
DetailsIn August Zaporizhstal produced 356.3 thousand tons of steel, up by 0.9% YoY. Pig iron output grew by 3.5%, to 395.2 thousand tons, and rolled metal – by 0.5%, to 302 thousand tons. In January-August the company produced 2.749 million tons of steel, 2.932 million tons of pig iron and 2.414 million tons of rolled…
DetailsNLMK Group, an international steel company, has appointed Dmitry Furmanov as General Director of NLMK Ural, one of the leading manufacturers of square billet, rebar and wire rod in Russia. Dmitry Furmanov’s appointment is effective from September 1. In addition to managing the company’s operations, in his new capacity Furmanov will be responsible for the…
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