Karelsky Okatysh has started modernizing its drum pelletizers. The rubber lining is glued to the inside of the pelletizers to protect the surface from vibration and concentrate pickup. “This will allow us increasing the maximum capacity of the pelletizing lines and retaining qualitative parameters of pellets”, the company noted. 3 drum pelletizers have been modernized…
DetailsElectrozinc has commissioned the new gas blower in the compressor department of the sulfur acid shop. The machinery valued at almost 500 thousand euro was put into operation by the supplier – Piller, Germany. The gas blower was assembled in September 2017 to replace the outdated blower, which had been operating since 1981. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsStrategy 2017 target of $1 billion annual EBITDA gains has been achieved – Strategy 2017 delivered structural annual EBITDA gain of $1,019 million. Management initiatives contributed around $740 million (over 70%) to the result. The company expects additional gains of around $160 million in 2018 generated by recently completed investment projects. Full self-sufficiency in iron…
DetailsZonoville Investments Limited, a consortium comprising multi-industry holding Renova Group of the businessman Viktor Vekselberg and Access Industries of Leonard Blavatnik, intends to acquire a 6% stake in Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL from Onexim Group of tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov. After the deal in closed, Zonoville and its associate Sual Partners Limited will jointly control…
DetailsThe net profit of Russian steelmaker NLMK jumped by 55% YoY, to $1.45 billion in 2017, as calculated under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the company said in a statement on February 20. Revenue grew by 32%, to $10.065 billion due to an increase in average prices for metals products, a growth of sales volumes,…
DetailsIn January Kazakhstan’s production of raw gold and semi-processed gold, or in powder form, increased by 8.7% YoY and amounted to 5,978 kg. According to the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of National Economy, in the reporting period the production of raw silver and semi-processed silver, or in powder form, was equal to 59,644…
DetailsThe state mines in Donbas have received 365 million UAH transferred to partially clear salary debts. Vice-prime-minister Vladimir Kistion thanked the ministries involved for quick solving of the problem. Still, miners are striking at all the four mines of the state enterprise Selidovugol. They demand clearing their January salary debt. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsA new shop to produce metal wares valued at 3.2 billion rubles will be created in the Abinsk district of Krasnoyarsk region. The shop will produce some 200 thousand tons of wire and rebars and will provide 400 jobs. “Output-wise Abinsky Electrometallurgical Works is already among the global leaders, and its products are well known…
DetailsWithin the Industrialization map the South-Kazakhstan region will carry out 20 projects valued at 40 billion tenge. As the result, some 1500 jobs will be created, and the volume of industrial output will reach 920 billion tenge. In particular, according to the region governor Zhanseit Tuymebayev, a metal works will be constructed. Investments will total…
DetailsKAZ Minerals is pondering the acquisition of the Baimskoye copper-gold deposits in Russia from Roman Abramovich. The Baimskoye reserves are estimated at 9.6 million tons of copper with average contents of 0.43% and 16.5 million ounces of gold (0.23 g per ton). Investments in the deposit could reach $1.8 billion. The project envisages the construction…
DetailsIn January KMZ shipped 2 railroad cars (120 tons) of ferromanganese to Mongolia. The shipping of 2 more cars to Darkhan Metallurgia Ltd is planned for February. Following the successful negotiations with Divatsogt, KMZ will supply ferromanganese to Mongolia on constant basis. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsPolymetal International plc has concluded an agreement on increasing its share in the Prognoz silver deposits to 50% by acquiring 45% for $72 million to be paid in Polymetal shares. Prognoz is the largest undeveloped deposit of primary silver in Eurasia. Its resources are estimated at 292 million ounces of silver with the content of…
DetailsEvraz and the Russia Railways have concluded a new long-term agreement on the delivery of rails. The document will be valid for 5 years. According to the agreement, Evraz will supply 3.2 million tons of products valued at 111.7 billion rubles to RZhD. The contract stipulates the gradual increase of 100-meter rails deliveries to 360…
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