In August Russia imported 55.4 thousand tons of flat galvanized steel with polymer coating, up by 7.6% YoY. In January-August imports dropped by 30.3% YoY, to 277.8 thousand tons. The main supplier is China (118.7 thousand tons, down by 50.4%). The average price at the Russian border in August was $894.2 per ton without VAT.…
DetailsA fire appeared on the territory of 4500 square meters at the zinc electrolysis shop of Electrozinc in the city of Vladikavkaz. 150 firemen and 42 machines were used to extinguish the fire. As a result of the accident one fireman perished and two were injured. Presumably the building contained sulfuric acid tanks. The company…
DetailsThe Rostov subsidiary of the First Cargo Company reported that in January-September the Tuapse Sea Trade Port unloaded 33.5 thousand wagons, that brought over 2 million tons of NLMK ferrous metals, up by 36% YoY. The increase has to do with the demand growth in the far abroad countries. The port shipped pipes (90% of…
DetailsIn September Ukraine increased coal imports by 1.5% YoY, to $215.429 million, while exports grew by 99.5%, to $0.034 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, the main supplier was Russia ($136.23 million). In January-September Ukraine imported $2191.76 million worth of coal, up by 15.4% YoY, while exports dropped by 89.2%, to 8.127 billion. (Ukrainian…
DetailsEvraz will increase the capital investments program for 2019-2022 to $830-990 million, while since 2014 it has already invested more that $660 million. It is planned to carry out projects worth $1.5 billion, and spend $500 million a year on the maintenance. In particular, the modernization of rail manufacture at Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel (USA)…
DetailsPrices of gold, silver, platinum and palladium increased in Azerbaijan on October 22, according to the data published by the Central Bank. The price of gold grew by 0.918 manats, to 2,087.515 manats per ounce on October 22 compared to the price on October 19. The price of silver went up by 0.0907 manats, to…
DetailsThe price of one ounce of gold increased by 8.9675 manats or by 0.4% last week in Azerbaijan. Accordingly, the average price of one ounce of gold stood at 2,081.2624 manats. The price of one ounce of silver decreased by 0.0391 manats or by 0.16%, to 24.8707 manats. The price of one ounce of platinum…
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