Ferrum-P LLC has increased the initial price for the Baitsetuy Nizhniy alluvial gold deposit in Zabaikalye region 29.7-fold.
The auction took place on May 14.
The company final offer was 74.818 million rubles.
7 companies participated in the auction. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-March, Urtuisky coal pit mined 794.7 thousand tons of coal, up by 2.8% YoY. The company is developing a coal deposit with the same name in Zabaikalye region. This year the enterprise has started a new investment program to increase output. Thus, this year it is planned to mine 3.2 million tons of coal,…
DetailsThe National Tariff Commission has started an antidumping investigation on the imports of cold-rolled coils from Russia and Canada at the request of International Steels Limited (ISL) and Aisha Steel Mills Limited (ASML), who claim they have suffered from the imports. The investigation term is set from January 1 to December 31, 2018, and the…
DetailsIn 2019 Ukraine is expected to produce 22.641 million tons of steel, up by 7% YoY. According to the Ministry of economical development and trade, rolled metal output will grow by 2%, to 18.8 million tons, and pig iron – by 4%, to 21.43 million tons. At the same time, scrap deliveries to metal companies…
DetailsIn January-March, Metinvest decreased revenue by 5% YoY, to $2.863 billion.
EBITDA dropped by 33%, to $435 million.
Capital investments fell by 8%, to $198 million.
At the same time, the Group total debt decreased by 2%, to $2.682 billion, with net debt unchanged at $2.464 billion. (Ukrainian metal)
At public hearings, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has presented an Environmental Impact Assessment Report for the project of the Wire Rod Mill-1 Reconstruction, which includes replacement of two laying heads and two pinch-rolls. Design solutions were accepted in line with the basic engineering from the technology and main equipment supplier – Danieli company. This mill produces…
DetailsThe 11th Contest of Rolling Mill Specialists in memory of Ion Rotaru, the honored steelmaker of Ukraine, was held at ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih. This year the teams of steelmaking companies of Kriviy Rih, Kamianske, Zaporizhzhia and Temirtau (Kazakhstan) participated in the contest. Sergey Kozachuk, Director of Rolling Department, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih: “Many companies are expanding…
DetailsIn January-April, Azerbaijan produced 1,075 kg of gold, up by 14% YoY, the State Statistical Committee reported. Silver production increased by 15.4%, to 1,007 kg. Copper mining grew by 27.8%, with 654.7 tons of copper ore and concentrates produced during the first 4 months of the current year. As of May 1, finished copper ore…
DetailsOver the week, the price of one ounce of gold increased by 12.5715 manats or by 0.6% in Azerbaijan. Accordingly, the average price of one ounce of gold stood at 2,170.1775 manats. The price of one ounce of silver grew by 0.2286 manats or by 0.9%, to 24.5927 manats. The price of one ounce of…
DetailsThe Eurasian Economic Committee has prolonged the antidumping duties on steel forged rolls from Ukraine.
The duty has been prolonged till February 25, 2020.
At present the size of the duty is 26%. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-March, the British Trans Siberian Gold Plc, developing the Asachinskoye gold ore deposit in Kamchatka District, produced 11,857 ounces of chemically pure gold and 30,874 ounces of silver, up by 4.5% and by 46.1% YoY respectively. Dore alloy gold output grew by 52.4%, to 12,345 ounces, and silver – 2-fold, to 32,158 ounces. Gold…
DetailsIn January-March, Nordgold gold output totaled 211.7 thousand ounces, down by 9% QoQ.
Corrected EBITDA dropped by 2%, to $122.5 million.
Net profit grew to $64.3 million as opposed to net loss in Q4 2018. (Ukrainian metal)
Zaporozhye Titanium and Magnesium Works has increased wages to its employees by 20% from May 1. According to the company statement, the increase was due to the effective operation of the enterprise. The increase in wages will result in the growth of taxes at the level of over 30 million UAH per year. Payments to…
DetailsAvdiivka Coke and Chemical Works, a part of Metinvest, and the administration of the town of Avdiivka (Donetsk region) have signed an agreement on social partnership. Financing of the social programs will total 18.1 million UAH. In 7 years of cooperation Metinvest has invested over 70 million UAH in Avdiivka development. The funds were spent…
DetailsThe modernization projects of Azovstal, Zaporizhstal and Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works have made it to the top-20 best environment programs. The rating comprised local and foreign companies operating in Ukraine. Both completed and programs in progress were taken into account. The rating is topped by Azovstal, with its blast furnace No. 3 reconstruction…
DetailsIn January-April, Ukraine mined 10.204 million tons of coal, down by 9.2% YoY. In particular, coking coal output dropped by 25.1%, to 1.618 million tons, while that of power-generating – by 5.4%, to 8.586 million tons. According to the Ministry of energy and coal industry, in April coal mining decreased by 14.9% YoY, to 2.439…
DetailsIn January-March, Beloretsk Iron and Steel Works increased metal wares sales by 3% QoQ, to 109 thousand tons. According to the company statement, sales of ball bearing wire grew by 96%, galvanized wire – by 13%, and low-carbon wire for ferroconcrete structures – by 70%. The sales of nails and steel mesh went up by…
DetailsPJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) and LLC Siemens, a subsidiary of the German Group of Companies Siemens AG, have signed a contract for the supply of electrical equipment for a period of three years. The joint work of the companies will be organized through the Siemens online store – Industry Mall. Through the…
DetailsArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has finished the pre-commissioning of the upgraded automated dispatch control system for mining and conveyor equipment. The project price amounted to over UAH 16 million. The company started using the system in 2003, and in 2009 it switched it to Tetra digital data transmission system. Nevertheless, since then, ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih has…
DetailsThe supervisory board of Yuzhkoks has stopped the office of the CEO Andrei Shabanov. Kirill Avramenko, the company CFO, has been elected acting CEO. The decisions were taken on May 22. The reason for such a decision is not explained. Shabanov was appointed Evraz Yuzhkoks CEO on December 18, 2017. On April 1, the supervisory…
DetailsAzerbaijan earned as many as $32.5 million by exporting 775.35 kg of gold in January-March. In the same period last year, the export of gold from Azerbaijan made up 726.05 kg worth $30.9 million. Thus, the export of gold in quantitative terms increased by 6.8% and the revenue went up by 5.3%. Gold production in…
DetailsPrices of precious metals increased in Azerbaijan on May 24 compared to the prices of May 23. The price of gold grew by 18.343 manats, to 2,182.5705 manats per ounce. The price of silver went up by 0.2394 manats, to 24.7752 manats per ounce. The price of platinum increased by 7.089 manats, to 1,364.7345 manats…
DetailsTUV SUD specialists have inspected Krasniy Octyabr Iron and Steel Works.
In particular, the inspectors checked the company quality and environment management systems.
The ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates have been issued for 3 years, but in 2020 and 2021 the specialists will visit the plant again for an interim inspection. (Ukrainian metal)
According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in April, industrial prices grew by 0.5% MoM, but dropped by 0.6% YtD. In metal industry, prices increased by 2.2% MoM and by 6.3% YoY, with prices in January-April up by 6.4% YoY. In particular, pig iron, steel and ferroalloys prices went up by 3.6%, copper –…
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