RZhD Logistics has organized the delivery of 100-meter rails with the total weight of 7.5 thousand tons from Kazakhstan to Russia for the needs of the Russian Railways. RZhD and Aktyubinsk Rail and Beam Works signed a memorandum of cooperation on November 16, 2017. According to the agreement, ARBZ will export rails for the construction…
DetailsIn 2017 Kuzbassrazrezugol mined over 46.3 million tons of coal, up by 4.5% YoY. In particular, coking coal mining reached 6.2 million tons. Sales totaled 42 million tons, up by 5.7% YoY, with 29.5 million tons (70.2% of the total volume) exported. 12.6 million tons were supplied to the domestic market. The company factories processed…
DetailsIn January Zagorsky Pipe Works started manufacture and first shipments of pipe products for the project of gas-transportation capacities repairs for the supply of Gazprom gas. The total volume of Gazprom investments in the project is 11 billion rubles. Under the contract ZTZ will supply around 35 thousand tons of large-diameter pipes (530-1420 mm). The…
DetailsKarelsky Okatysh has put in operation a new Atlas Copco DM-45HP drilling mill. The machine can drill holes with the diameter of 203 mm and less. So far this is the only drilling mill of that type at Karelsky Okatysh. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn 2017 Ingulets Mining and Processing Works produced 10.256 million tons of iron ore concentrate, down by 10.5% YoY. In December 2017 concentrate output totaled 911 thousand tons, up from 854 thousand tons in November 2017. In 2016 InGOK decreased concentrate production by 1.3% YoY, to 11.464 million tons. At the same time its annual…
DetailsWhether you’re scrapping, dismantling, or collecting metal detritus generated by your trade (plumbers, electricians, etc.), collecting metals for recycling is an important process. It can also be quite challenging. Thankfully, there are a few tips and tricks that can help you collect more metal, faster, and more safely. Let’s discuss some of the most important…
DetailsIn December 2017 Dneprospetsstal produced 23062 tons of steel, up by 14.4% MoM, as well as 14477 tons of rolled metal, up by 7.3%. The combined cost of products manufactured in December 2017 was 806179 thousand UAH, up by 9.5% MoM. In 2017 the company produced 258568 tons of steel and 169226 tons of rolled…
DetailsIn 2017 the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) mined 16.82 million tons of coal, up by 41.5% from the 2013 results. The increase has to do with the investment projects, in particular, of Kolmar – at $1 billion. At first the company mine coking coal and sold it as power-generating coal at low price. But then…
DetailsIn 2017 the Stepnoy pit, a part of Russky Ugol, mined 4.2 million tons of power-generating coal. The pit was commissioned in 1993. Coal processing increased by 3%, to 3.5 million tons. In 2017 Russky Ugol began the reconstruction of the pit processing factory. When it is finished, the capacity will grow by 1 million…
DetailsIn 2017 Izhstal produced 432 thousand tons of metal, up by 14% YoY. Steel output grew by 21%, to 315 thousand tons, and rolled metal – by 3%, to 352 thousand tons. The 450 rolling mill saw the largest increase – by 46%. “The positive dynamics is the result of the increase of sales to…
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