The Toretskaya mine of the state enterprise Toretskugol has put a new long face in operation. The face at the depth of 910 meters will yield 100 tons of coal a day. “This is not the first mine into which I descend, where coal is mined with the help of hammers. This is one hell…
DetailsKrasnoyarsk region assets of Russky Ugol have fulfilled the 2017 plan of coal mining in advance, having mined over 6 million tons of coal. On December 12 Sayano-Partizansky pit mined 806 thousand tons of coal, stipulated in the plan. On December 15 the Pereyaslovsky pit yielded 5.22 million tons of coal. The Ministry of Energy…
DetailsChelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works has confirmed correspondence of its rebar steel manufacture to the Austrian standard following the audit by BTI Bautechnisches lnstitut. The positive results allow the company to continue selling metal to Austria. During the audit the Austrian specialists have checked B440B rebar steel with the diameter of 10-20 mm for the…
DetailsThe Kirovgrad subsidiary of Uralelectromed – Proizvodstvo Polymetallov – has finished the scheduled capital repairs of the shaft furnace No. 1. Investments in repair exceeded 77 million rubles. The specialists have produced and assembled over 320 tons of metal structures, including 120 tons of doghouses. Repair lasted for 28 days, and over 200 repairmen were…
DetailsKarabashmed JSC (a subsidiary of RCC Group located in Karabash, Chelyabinsk region) has received an award of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia for a successful implementation of measures specified under an Agreement signed as part of the Year of the Environment in Russia in 2017. The ceremony of the award presentation…
DetailsEurasian Resources has implemented the Industry 4.0 technology at its Kacharsky mine. With the investments of $10 million the new module automated system of manufacturing processes now plans shipping and delivery of products. This means the mine can in real time control the mining process to increase output. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih plans to invest $1.5 billion in modernization until 2020. In particular, the works intends to finish construction of the two coking batteries complex (Nos. 5 and 6). The battery No. 6 has been constructed and commissioned, while the battery No. 5 will be put in operation in a couple of months. The…
DetailsZaporizhstal has put in operation its hydrochloride etching line in the cold-rolling shop No. 1 after a major overhaul. According to the company statement, the repair lasted for 7 days and cost some 35 million UAH. At the same time the company has also repaired the Tandem-1680 mill in the shop with investments at 14…
DetailsMetinvest has presented the projects of ecological modernization of Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works to the public. Within the sintering factory reconstruction the company is replacing gas-purifying equipment. Sintering machines Nos. 1-7 have been repaired. This is expected to decrease air pollution in the city by 40%, while dust emission at the works will…
DetailsLiepājas metalurgs may resume production in February 2018, said potentially insolvent KVV Liepājas metalurgs’ investor, Israel-based businessman Igor Shamis. “In the next two, three months, we could do all we need to restart the steel melting furnace,” said Shamis. His partner in the deal is the experienced Swiss steel trader Trasteel Trading Holding. The company’s…
DetailsEnergomashspetsstal has supplied 246.5 tons of mechanically treated rolls to Finland and Poland. In particular, the products were delivered to ABB to be used in the manufacture of electric engines. The rolls have been delivered by land via railroad and trucks. In 2016 EMSS received 1487.9 million UAH of net loss, down 2.1-fold YoY. (Ukrainian…
DetailsPokrov Mining and Processing Works (previously – Ordzhonikidze GOK) has purchased a new JCB hydraulic excavator valued at 7.265 million UAH. A similar excavator was bought in February. The excavator with the ladle volume of 2.5 cubic meters will be operating at the ore loading, as well as construction works. As of today, the GOK…
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