The Ministry of industry and trade is constantly monitoring the situation with Rusal and in the cities of its presence. At present “there is no danger”. The minister Denis Manturov believes that the creation of processing enterprises inside the country will be the best way to help both the industry and the company. “All the…
DetailsThe current capacities of the domestic manufacturers of extrusion packing are able to cover the whole demand on the local market, which will greatly increase aluminum consumption. At present the consumption of aluminum cylinders, bottles and pipes is growing. Russian aluminum packaging is successfully used by cosmetics, pharmacological and food companies not only of Russia,…
DetailsIn May Russia produced 4.465 million tons of pig iron, up by 3.9% YoY, with 4.32 million tons produced in April. In January-May pig iron production totaled 21.745 million tons, up by 0.5% YoY. Ukraine decreased pig iron output by 0.6% YoY, to 1.582 million tons (1.649 million tons in April), but increased by 7.7%…
DetailsRussian metals producer Mechel has retained 23 million tons of coal as a production target for 2018 but does not rule out underperforming, CEO Oleg Korzhov said at an annual general meeting. “The plan to produce 23 million tons of coal stands, but it will be hard to meet it as of today. We will…
DetailsRussia has sent a claim against additional U.S. import duties on steel and aluminum to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Economic Development Ministry said in a statement, citing Minister Maxim Oreshkin. “The reason for the claim is multiple WTO rule violations committed by the U.S. during the introduction of this measure. Besides Russia, China, India,…
DetailsThe Pipeline Joint Taps Works, a part of ChTPZ, has mastered the manufacture of a new type of product for the nuclear energy. For the first time the works has produced hot-bent taps with the diameter of 219 mm and the wall thickness of 11 mm of stainless steel. The first batch of 18 taps,…
DetailsJune 29 marked the end of three auctions for the sale of real estate properties owned by insolvent KVV Liepajas metalurgs. On May 30 the company’s administrator Vita Dika announced three auctions. The total value of auctioned properties reached EUR 262,000. Auction prices were not applied with VAT. The enforcer was Citadele Bank and other…
DetailsIn January-May Ukraine produced 7.72 million tons of rolled metal, up by 11% YoY. Some 6.43 million tons, or 83.2%, were exported. Domestic customers received 1841.8 thousand tons of rolled metal, including 545.8 thousand tons, or 29.6%, imported. In January-May 2017 the share of imported rolled metal was 27.3%. Semi-finished products accounted for 42.2% of…
DetailsThe Stepnaya mine of the DTEK Pervomayskoye Mine Group has commissioned the long face No. 175. Some 800 thousand tons of coal will be mined from the new long face in 10 months. The cost of repair and purchase of new machinery reached 153 million UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsNorilsk Nickel shareholders at the annual meeting have set financial dividends for 2017 in the amount of 607.98 rubles per share, or 96.2 billion rubles total. Taking into account the interim dividends for H1 2017 ($600 million), the total amount will reach $2.162 billion. Last year the company net profit dropped by 16%, to $2.123…
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