The Siberian Mining and Metallurgical Alliance has decided to postpone the commissioning of the first stage of Ozernovsky Iron and Steel Works in Kamchatka for a month. Now the line with the capacity of 100 thousand tons of ore per year (2 tons of gold) will be put into operation in late April. “It is…
DetailsWithin the program of the company development till 2020, Uralsibmet (Irkutsk) has opened a new metal base in the city of Krasnoyarsk. The product range includes rebars, beams, hot- and cold-rolled sheet, channel, angles, pipes, etc. Thus the company is implementing its plan to expand the regions of its presence. Now the company is present…
DetailsThe capacities to produce galvanized and coated metal in Russia continue increasing. Soon such a line with a capacity of 400 thousand tons per year will be commissioned at Severstal. The Leningrad and Orel regions now posses polymer-coating lines with the capacity of 40 thousand tons per year. According to a survey, some 34% of…
DetailsFrom March 1 Severstal has started selling locked-coil ropes in metal drums only. The drum is included in the price, but could be bought out by the company. “The main goal of the innovation is to keep the rope safe while loading, transporting and unloading. The wooden drum could break, which could damage the rope.…
DetailsIn 2017 Zaporozhye Ferro Alloys Plant increased net profit 9.4-fold, to 1.648 billion UAH. According to the company statement, its assets grew by 45%, to 3.5 billion UAH, while the total accounts receivable – 2.2-fold, to 2 billion UAH. Fixed liabilities totaled 192.34 million UAH at the end of 2017 as opposed to 203.2 million…
DetailsThe state enterprise Yuzhnodonbasskoye No. 1 Mine Group has concluded an agreement with Dneproprommash LLC on the capital repair of hydraulic struts valued at 3.79 million UAH. In particular the company has ordered the repair of 96 struts DM14.01.000. The cost of the repair of one strut is 39461 UAH with VAT. The contractor provides…
DetailsBecause of the loss of electricity at the Zolotoye and Karbonit mines in Kiev-controlled part of Lugansk region, over 170 miners have been trapped underground. In particular, 93 miners were blocked in the Karbonit mine, and 83 people in the Zolotoye mine. The electricity was cut off because of the severe weather conditions and heavy…
DetailsCherepovets Iron and Steel Works has started a major construction project – blast furnace No. 3. The furnace will cover one third of the company needs in pig iron, or around 3 million tons. The site, where the BF will be constructed, already has 2 large air heaters. They were constructed several years ago, but…
DetailsArmet LLC, a part of Anglo Russian Gold Ltd, in June intends to start constructing the Rudnik Archikoy mine in Zabaykalye region. In March the project documents will be submitted for the state expertise. In 2019 it is expected to mine 346 thousand tons of ore. The construction of the mine with the capacity of…
DetailsThis year the Sakhalin region plans to increase coal output to 11 million tons. In case this goal is reached, the increase will amount to 45% YoY. Over half of the volume will be provided by Solntsevsky Coal Pit LLC, Gornyak 1 LLC, Boshnyakovsky Coal Pit LLC and Western Coal Company LLC. Last year the…
DetailsIn January Russia exported 3.391 million tons of ferrous metals, up by 20% YoY. According to the Federal Customs Service, exports of semi-finished products of carbon steel totaled 1.196 million tons, up by 1.7%. Ferroalloys exports dropped by 16.8% YoY, to 0.054 million tons. At the same time exports of flat carbon steel products increased…
DetailsIn 2017 Nordgold received $166.8 million of net profit, up by 4% YoY. Revenue grew by 14%, to $1.22 billion, and EBITDA – by 7%, to $520.5 million. The company net debt last year increased by 30%, to $656.3 million. Last year Nordgold produced 968.3 thousand ounces of gold, up by 11%. This year the…
DetailsThe volume of Pobuzhye Ferronickel Plant investment program will this year amount to $.47 million. According to the company CEO Oleg Bespalov, $1.2 million will be spent on the reconstruction of the tubular rotary kiln gas-purifying equipment. Last year PFK began the long-term project on the reconstruction, investing $600 thousand in the purchase of 2…
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