In 2017 Izhstal carried out a program of environment protection. Investments exceeded 76 million rubles. In particular, the company has finished the main part of its environment project on switching the 850 rolling mill water supply system into the recursive cycle, which would allow it to decrease industrial effluents more than 2-fold. At present the…
DetailsThe city of Cherepovets authorities have approved the project on pipe and sections plant construction. The new manufacture will appear on the territory of Cherepovets Industrial Park. The plant will occupy some 2.2 ha. “The plant will produce thin-walled pipes of small and medium diameter, thick-walled large diameter pipes, as well as various parts and…
DetailsA Dneprospetstal employee tried to take 20 grinding disks from the works, but was detained by the security at the exit. The discs are valued at 1287 UAH. The Zaporozhye district court punished the employee with a fine of 850 UAH. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsInterpipe decided to change the business management model. From now on the company is divided into steel, pipe and railroad divisions. Steel products division includes Interpipe Steel, Interpipe Vtormet, the Lime Factory, as well as subdivisions of scrap purchase and steel billet sales. Andrei Korotkov, Interpipe Steel commercial director, has been appointed CEO of the…
DetailsThe arbitrary court of the Sverdlovsk region will decide on announcing the Alapayevsk Iron and Steel Works insolvent. A respective claim was submitted on January 22 by an individual claiming 1.191 billion rubles from the company. Alapayevsk Iron and Steel Works has been operating since the 18th century and specializes in the manufacture of blast…
DetailsThe Russian government has issued a permit for Magadanskoye Geologorazvedochnoye Predpriyatiye, a subsidiary of gold producer Polyus, to explore and develop vein gold at the Degdekanskoye ore field in the Magadan region, the government said in a ruling published on January 23. The reserves of the ore field, located close to Polyus’ Natalka gold field,…
DetailsSeverniy Mining and Processing Works has received 2 excavators. The first 12-cubic meter machine is operating at the Annovsky quarry. The second is being assembled for the Pervomaysky quarry. Unlike their predecessors the new excavators have a larger ladle (12 cubic meters instead of 10). The cost of the new machines is 230 million UAH.…
DetailsThe United States International Trade Commission, USITC, has decided to review the antidumping measures on silicomanganese supplies from Ukraine and China, as they have expired. The decision was taken on January 5. Nikopol and Zaporozhye Ferroalloys Plants (NZF and ZZF) take part in the revision, as well as the Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloys Producers. US…
DetailsIn 2017 Uralcable processed 6.8 thousand tons of copper, up by 15% YoY. Aluminum processing increased by 30%, to 1.4 thousand tons. Uralelectromed is the main supplier of copper wire rod to Uralcable. “The use of high quality raw materials is our main advantage, and our customers know that. We alone in Russia can control…
DetailsIn 2017 Olenegorsk Mining and Processing Works reached the record level of iron ore concentrate quality. Last year Fe contents were 67.2%. In 2016 Fe contents were 66.4%, and in 2015 – 65.8%. The growth is the result of large-scale modernization of machinery at Olkon crushing factory. “In 2017 Olenegorsk GOK not only provided the…
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