In April, according to the customs statistics, corrosion-resistant rolled metal imports reached 21.6 thousand tons, up by 2.4% MoM and by 18.7% YoY, valued at $50 million, up by 3.3% MoM and by 34.7% YoY. In January-April Russia imported 86.2 thousand tons of corrosion-resistant rolled metal valued at $182 million, up by 36% and by…
DetailsKazakhstan continues increasing exports. In January-April exports increased by 21%, or by $836 million. Metal product exports account for 54% of the total volume. The highest increase in prices was also noticed in the metal industry. China and Russia remain the main export markets, accounting for over 40% of all exports, up by 21% and…
DetailsIn May Vostsibugol mined 723 thousand tons of coal in Irkutsk region. Vostsibugol operates Cheremkhovugol, Tulunugol and Zhronsky open-pits. In May Cheremkhovugol mined 318.6 thousand tons of coal, Tulunugol – 340.4 thousand tons and Zheronsky – 63.8 thousand tons. In January-May Vostsibugol mined 4.496 million tons of coal, up by 2.6% YoY. This year the…
DetailsThis year Electrozinc will complete the overhaul of the sulfuric acid mill. According to the company statement, the main assets are the absorber and the transformer substation. When the absorber is put into operation, the gas purification will increase to 99.99%. The total cost of the absorber construction is 186 million rubles, and the construction…
DetailsSeverstal-Metiz has rebranded two of its assets. From June 19 Redaelli SSM will be called Severstal Kanaty (Severstal Wire Ropes). From June 20 Techi Rus will be called Severtsal Podyemnye Tekhnologii (Severstal Lifting Technologies LLC). The bank data, tax number and addresses of the companies will remain the same. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn May the Demidov Group of Companies sold 28 thousand tons of pipes to customers. The manufacturing capacities were 87% loaded in May, and that was the best result since the beginning of the year. The Devlenakovo subsidiary sold 6 thousand tons of pipes, up by 35% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsIn January-March Sverdlov region increased metal exports by 34% YoY. According to the information department of the governor, in particular, titanium exports increased by 18%. The growth has also been noted in the exports of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and wares. The main importers were Belgium, UK, Greece, the Netherlands, Serbia, USA and the Czech…
DetailsThe largest Egyptian metal company Ezz Steel plans to increase rebars output to its maximum of 4.6 million tons per year, if the government extends antidumping duties on the import of rebars from Ukraine, China and Turkey, imposed in early June. The duties of 10-27% have been imposed for 4 months. Last year Egypt consumed…
DetailsThe founder of VETEK Sergey Kurchenko started exporting coal of Ukrainian origin. According to sources, anthracite is mostly sold to Turkey. The first sales commenced in April, and became systematic in May-June: some 5-6 vessels carrying 20 thousand tons of coal unload in Turkey each month. Coal, mined on the occupied territories of Donetsk and…
DetailsA single service for geological exploration of uranium, precious and non-ferrous metals will be created in Uzbekistan under the State Geology and Mineral Resources Committee, according to the decree of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The decree published on June 16 reads that the Scientific and Production Center “Geology of Precious Metals and Uranium” of the…
DetailsThe salary of Evraz DMZ and Evraz Yuzhkoks employees has gone up by 15% since June. According to Evraz statement, since the beginning of the year the increase has been 18.3%. The average wages at Evraz Ukrainian companies is now 8829 UAH. The group also intends to spend 63 million UAH to improve labor conditions.…
DetailsIn May metal companies received 700 thousand tons of coke, up by 80 thousand tons MoM, with 3.5 million tons of local coke supplied in January-May, down by 26% YoY. Imports saw 75 thousand tons (as in April), and 355 thousand tons in 5 months, down by 8% YoY. Taking imports into account, metal companies…
DetailsIn May by-product coke plants received 320 thousand tons of local coal, up by 100 thousand tons MoM, with 1.6 million tons (down by 38% YoY) delivered in 5 months. Imports in May increased by 10 thousand tons MoM, to 790 thousand tons, but dropped by 17% YoY, to 4.3 million tons, in January-May. Thus…
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