It is reported that in January to May 2010, the pipe producing subsidiaries of Interpipe Corporation doubled their steel pipe output to 315,800 tons as compared to the same period of last year.Specifically, in January to May this year, Interpipe NTRP registered a 68.8% increase in its pipe production to 132,200 tons, Interpipe NMPP saw…
DetailsReuters quoted the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom as saying that country had reduced raw steel production by 4.5% to 2.840 million tons in May from 2.976 million in April due to a fall in foreign demand.Metalurgprom said the production of pig iron fell to 2.4 million tons in May from 2.470 million in…
DetailsAccording to Mr. Jeant Jouet, CEO of ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, at the ceremony of the start of construction of the first caster, the company intends to construct 5 continuous casters. The first continuous caster will be put into operation in September 2011. Total cost of the project will make around $100 million.The project provides construction…
DetailsInterfax-Ukraine news agency reported, citing Mr. Vasily Kharakhulakh, general director of the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, as saying that Ukrainian steel producers were currently facing difficulties in selling their steel products and having problems securing coke and iron ore, which forced them to cut their outputs and might even oblige them to halt…
DetailsYenakievo Iron and Steel Works JSC (EMZ), a part of Metinvest Group, is implementing the project of Application of Capacitor Banks at Ladle Furnace of Converter Shop within the frames of its development strategy which will improve energy efficiency of the plant.Prognosed annual saving from introduction of the capacitor banks will comprise over UAH 36…
DetailsFor the first four months of 2010: a 32.7% YoY increase in pig iron exports to 537,980 tons, a 58.3% YoY growth in scrap exports to 218,000 tons, a 10.5% YoY increase in semi-finished steel product to 3.689 million tons, a 37.9% YoY growth in long products to 2.014 million tons, a 20% YoY increase…
DetailsAccording to the preliminary data issued by the Ministry of Industrial Policy of Ukraine, in January to May 2010 country’s finished steel product output was up by 18% YoY to 12.384 million tons and crude steel output was up by 21% YoY to 13.881 million tons.Ukraine January to May production details: pig iron production –…
DetailsAzovstal Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest Group, in May produced 437,400 tons of cast iron and 510,100 tons of steel. Production of rolled steel in May comprised 481,400 tons. In May the plant produced 185,700 tons of bulk coke with 6% of moisture. Azovstal’s key performance indicators Product May 2010, th. t…
DetailsArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih, the Ukraine-based subsidiary of the world largest integrated metals and mining company ArcelorMittal, has said that it is keeping its production capacity aligned with market requirements, as the trend for the recovery of the market is uncertain and as it has been experiencing a certain slowdown affecting export orders in the latter…
DetailsIt is reported that metal companies in Ukraine are suffering from poor sales of metal products and problems with coke and iron ore supplies which is forcing them to cut production down and halt plants.Mr. Vasyl Kharakhulakh, director general of the Metallurgprom association of metal companies, said “Some companies are on the verge of stoppage”.…
DetailsIt is reported that in April Ukraine increased its ferrous scrap exports by 2.4 times MoM or by 2.6 times YoY to 123,720 tons. Meanwhile, the value of April sales went up by 2.8 times compared to March sales to $41.7 million. In January to April this year Ukraine scrap exports increased by 58.3% YoY…
DetailsIt is reported that the Ukrainian steel producer and one of the country largest pig iron exporters Donetskstal has decided as of June 1st to stop operations at one of its two blast furnaces for a period of one month, considering the complicated situation in the world pig iron market.Accordingly, due to low sales prices…
DetailsUKRAINE&RUSSIA: STEEL-MAKING PIG IRON UKRAINE&RUSSIA: FOUNDRY PIG IRON Month Russian market, $/t, $1/RUR31.38* min max March 333.01 513.07 April 333.01 513.07 Month Ukrainian market, $/t without VAT, $1/UAH 5.33* min max March 602.06 619.14 April 766.04 804.88 * – the US dollar exchange rate has been fixed to avoid exchange rate differences. (Ukrainian Metal) UKRAINE&RUSSIA:…
DetailsRusmet reported that flat steel with anticorrosion covers gains more popularity in Ukraine despite the general downturn, however national manufacturers are still not ready to meet market demand. Though, huge imported quantities and general growth of steel consumption facilitated construction of new galvanizing and coating capacities in Ukraine.Till recent times there were only three galvanized…
DetailsAccording to the data released by the metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company, in the first four months of 2010 Ukraine’s imports of rolled steel products more than doubled and amounted to around 403,300 tons, up by 139.2% YoY. In April this year, Ukraine increased its imports of rolled steel products by 10.4%…
DetailsIn April 2010 the Severniy Mining and Processing Works, JSC (SevGOK) increased concentrate output volume by 15.8% YoY to 1248,200 tons compared to April 2009. Pellets output volume increased by 80.6% to 919,500 tons. In January to April 2010 concentrate output volume at SevGOK increased by 19% to 4824,700 tons compared to January to April…
DetailsKhartsyzsk Pipe Works, a part of the Metinvest Group, has completed construction of the new line to produce single seam thick-walled large diameter pipes made of 80 grade steel. Total amount of investments made within the framework of the enterprise modernization comprised around UAH 260 million.Final stage of construction in 2010 involved commissioning of the…
DetailsAzovstal Iron and Steel Works, a part of Metinvest Group, in April 2010 produced 410,900 tons of cast iron and 476,700 tons of steel. Output of rolled steel in April comprised 439,700 tons. In April the plant produced 179,000 tons of bulk coke with 6% of moisture. Product April, th. t March, th. t Change,…
DetailsJSC Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works, a part of the Metinvest Group, in April 2010 produced 185,000 tons of cast iron and 216,400 tons of steel. Rolled product shipments comprised 208,300 tons. Product April, th. t March, th. t Change, % Cast iron 185,0 189,1 -3.3 Steel (smelting) 216,4 218,1 -0.8 Rolled product 208,3 210,4…
DetailsAccording to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in January to April this year Ukrainian steelmakers registered a growth of 20% YoY in their average daily pig iron output to 78,700 tons.In April this year, Ukraine average daily pig iron output amounted to 82,300 tons. Meanwhile, the average daily pig iron output in the…
DetailsIt is reported that the iron ore producer Krivoy Rog Iron Ore Industrial Complex (KZhRK) plans in 2010 to increase its iron ore output by 68.5% YoY, or 2.5 million tons, to 6.3 million tons.According to preliminary data, in 2010 the plant intends to invest UAH 303.516 million in its development, of which UAH 57.6…
DetailsIt is reported that in January to April the pipe producing subsidiaries of the Interpipe Corporation increased their steel pipe output by 2.03 times to 244,700 tons.Specifically, in January to April Interpipe NTRP registered a 67.6% YoY increase in its pipe production to 103,900 tons, Interpipe NMPP saw its pipe output increase by 78.3% YoY…
DetailsAccording to the data issued by the Ukrainian iron ore and steel producer Metinvest Holding, in April this year its subsidiary Khartsyzsk Pipe Works increased its large diameter pipe output to 40,238 tons from 11,894 tons in March registering a growth of 238.7% MoM.In January to April KhPW produced 71,407 tons of LD pipes down…
DetailsDonetsk Electrometallurgical Plant (DEMZ) has announced that in April this year it has increased its steel smelting volume by 6.4 times compared to March to 61,000 tons which is also 2.5 times higher compared to the same period last year.Accordingly, in April this year DEMZ exceeded its original production target for the month in question…
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