In May Russia exported 98.6 thousand tons of ferrous scrap to Belarus via railroad, down by 16.5% both MoM and YoY. In April the results were +4.6% and -16%, and in March +27.8% and +26.4% respectively. In January-May Russia exported 498.5 thousand tons of scrap to Belarus, down by 4.4% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn January-March Kimkano-Sutarsky Mining and Processing Works produced 510 thousand tons of iron ore concentrate. In particular, 140 thousand tons were produced in January, and 170 thousand tons – in February. In March concentrate output exceeded 200 thousand tons. By the end of the year the company intends to reach the project capacity of 3.2…
DetailsYellow cake, or ammonium polyuranite, is the end product of enterprises, which mine uranium by ways of in-situ recovery – Dalur and Khiagda. The only drawback of this technique is the high moisture of the product (up to 30%). Later the yellow cake is processed into the triuranium octoxide with the minimum moisture. Priargunsky Manufacturing…
DetailsIn January-May Ukraine increased coal imports by 42.9% YoY, to 9.246 million tons. According to the State Fiscal Service, the value of the coal imported was $1.248 billion, up by 20.6% YoY. Russia supplied $826.656 million worth of coal (66.19%), USA – $343.63 million (27.51%), Canada – $48.365 million (3,87%), and other countries – $30.262…
DetailsAs of June 5, the total salary debts to miners for two months have reached 1 billion UAH. Salary debts at state mines total 400 million UAH, according to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, but in reality the sum is almost 1 billion UAH, as the ministry does not take into account 500…
DetailsIn May Kosaya Gora Iron and Steel Works was producing ferromanganese in two blast furnaces. The output totaled 13 thousand tons. The growth allowed replenishing stocks and increasing sales. In particular, in May KMZ sold 6.7 thousand tons of ferromanganese, up by 36% MoM. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsNovocherkassk Electrode Works has loaded the first batch of graphitized electrodes into a new roasting furnace. The machine can produce electrodes with the diameter of 610, 650 and 710 mm. The capacity of the furnace is over 1 thousand tons of electrodes per month. The company is carrying out a modernization program, reconstructing all of…
DetailsIn May Severstal – Bar Works Balakovo produced 74.5 thousand tons of metal. Since its commissioning in 2014 the company has been constantly increasing its product range. “The increase in output is due to the growth of production at the rolling mill. The works combines three rolling mills in one. We produce sections, and rebars…
DetailsRussian metals producer Mechel has prolonged its coal supply agreement to Japan’s JFE Steel for three years, until June 2021, the company said in a statement on June 7. Mechel will ship up to 1.5 million tons of coking coal concentrate produced by Mechel’s affiliate Yakutugol and PCI coal of Yuzhny Kuzbass to JFE Steel…
DetailsThe prices of main precious metals increased in Azerbaijan on June 7, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The cost of gold increased by 0.6545 manats, to 2,205.325 manats per ounce compared to the price on June 6. The cost of silver increased by 0.2545 manats, to 28.3367 manats per ounce. The…
DetailsThe increase of the export duty for ferrous scrap from 30 euros per ton to 42 euros will not directly affect Ukrainian obligations under the Association agreement with EU. According to the vice-prime minister on European and Euroatlantic integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, exporters of scrap to EU paid the duty of 7.5 euros per ton and…
DetailsIn May Ukraine produced 1.58 million tons of pig iron, down by 4% MoM. Steel smelting dropped by 2%, to 1.695 million tons, while rolled metal manufacture grew by 3%, to 1.55 million tons. The decrease in pig iron and steel production is the result of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih blast furnace No. 9 repair. Pig…
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