Since the start of the year Amur region has mined over 1.2 million tons of power-generating coal, up by 5% YoY. The coal is mined at 2 deposits – the Raychikhinskoye and Yerkovetskoye. The coal industry employs over 1600 locals. With the increase of the Yerkovetsky open-pit capacity their number could grow. The oldest pit…
DetailsSeverstal has completed assembly of the new heating furnace in the blanking shop of SSM-Tyazhmash. “The cost of the investment project exceeded 55 million rubles. Innovative materials and techniques allow saving up to 40% of gas as well as increasing product quality”, Severstal Russian Steel CEO Vadim Germanov said. The operating temperature of the furnace…
DetailsIn April industrial prices increased by 1.2%. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat), coal prices grew by 3.5%, and non-ferrous metals ores – by 2.6%. At the same time pig iron, steel and ferroalloy prices increased by 2.4%, while of lead, zinc and tin – by 2%. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn January-March Russia exported 33.7 thousand tons of raw nickel valued at $444 million, down by 11.3%, but up by 20.4% YoY respectively. In March average price was $13216 per ton FOB Russian border, down by 1.9% MoM, but up by 32.5% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIrshansk Mining and Processing Works has stopped all operations at its largest quarry No. 8. The company will move to another site, which will provide for almost half of the total output. While the extracting complex moves to the new site (some 3 km), the factory will be repaired. The quarry and the factory provide…
DetailsIn April coal imports increased by 21.1% YoY, or by $42.484 million, to $243.788 million, while exports dropped by 99.7%, or by $6.636 million, to $0.019 million. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia was the main supplier of coal ($171.08 million). In January-April coal imports grew by 30.3% YoY, or by $233.424 million, to…
DetailsThe Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has provided state mines with guarantees of over 1 billion UAH on their loans and has approved the terms of the guarantees. The Cabinet has agreed to the suggestion of the Ministry of energy and coal industry to provide the state enterprise Toretskugol with state guarantees for 21.15 million…
DetailsSome 1 thousand employees of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih have had a meeting demanding their salary to be increased to EUR 1 thousand. The strikers gathered in two places – near the administration building on the enterprise territory and on the Krivorozhstal Street. They demanded the salary increase and the fulfillment of all the labor agreements…
DetailsThe combined sales of titanium rolled products and bars by VSMPO-Avisma rose by 14% YoY, to 28,779 tons in 2017, the company said in a statement on May 23. Exports grew by 26%, to 20,588 tons, while domestic sales fell by 8%, to 8,192 tons. The U.S. and Europe accounted for most exports with 44%…
DetailsKazakhstan’s national company Kazatomprom delivered the first batch of uranium to Brazil, the company’s press service said in a message. “The National Atomic Company of Kazakhstan is expanding the geography of its products supply on the world nuclear fuel market. Kazatomprom JSC won an international tender for the supply of natural uranium concentrates for the…
DetailsThe state enterprise Ukrpromvneshexpertisa says in June deliveries of scrap to metal companies will decrease by 16.67% MoM, or by 50 thousand tons, to 250 thousand tons. “I believe in June deliveries will decrease somewhat, as the price drop starts affecting scrap procurement. Thus, deliveries to metal companies will also decrease. Another factor is the…
DetailsThe State Service of Geology and Subsoil Use has suspended special permits to mine coal of the Mine “Rossiya” LLC and the Mine 1-3 Novogrodovskaya LLC. The basis for the suspension of the permits is the violation of two clauses of the “Ukrainian Subsoil Code”. The service has given the companies 10 days to set…
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