Mechel-Service has supplied 2.2 thousand tons of rolled metal for the construction of the Platov international airport in Rostov-on-Don. Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works rebars account for most of the metal supplied. The company also delivered construction mesh, beams and sheets. Platov is designed to become the main air haven of the South of Russia.…
DetailsIn January-June Altai-Koks produced 2.04 million tons of coke, up by 5% YoY. The company capacities were 98% loaded. Altai-Koks sold some 82% of coke domestically, including 76% within the NLMK Group. The rest was exported to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, German, Belgium and Finland. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsRussian coal exports in January-July increased by 9.5% YoY, to 106.3 million tons, the Ministry of Energy of Russia statistics showed. In July the commodity exports totaled 15,855,000 tons. Coal mining in the seven-month period reached 231,389,000 tons, with 201,519,000 tons shipped. (Portnews/Ukrainian metal)
DetailsRussian Mining Company created by Internet ombudsman Dmitry Marinichev and microelectronics producer Mikron’s President Boris Zyryanov plans to raise $100 million to invest in development of a processor for cryptocurrency miners, Marinichev said. Another founder of Russian Mining Company, founder of electronics retailer Sunrise Sergei Bobylev, said that the processor would make production of cryptocurrencies…
DetailsChervonograd city council has addressed the president, the prime minister and the minister of energy and coal industry informing them on the difficult situation of miners at the state enterprise Lvivugol and the salary payment problems. “The Lvivugol miners are facing a very difficult situation because of the unstable payment of salary. This situation has…
DetailsAvdiivka Coke and Chemical Works is modernizing the railroad station. Investments into the project total 24 million UAH. At present the power lines are being assembled for the Uglekoksovaya-1 railroad station equipment. (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsDneprovsky Iron and Steel Combine has put its blast furnace No. 12 into operation. Thus the blast furnace shop now operates BFs No. 1M, 9 and 12. 4 sintering machines are now providing the shop with sinter. The converter shop continues manufacturing square billets. BF No. 9 was put into operation on August 1. (Ukrainian…
DetailsCorum Druzhkovka Machine-Buidling Works has produced an AM8D locomotive for KazChrome. According to the company statement, the machine will be operating at the chrome ore long face. This is the first delivery of such machinery to Kazakhstan in 3 years. “Kazakh mines, including those of chrome, need such locomotives. So our plan is to make…
DetailsMetalloinvest and Evraz have signed new long-term contracts for the supply of 3.4 million tons of iron ore and pellets. The contracts stipulate that Mikhailovsky GOK (a part of Metalloinvest) will have supplied Evraz with 1.6 million tons of pellets and 1.8 million tons of iron ore concentrate by June 30, 2018. Nazim Efendiev, First…
DetailsVSMPO-Avisma Corporation has signed several long-term agreements with Rolls-Royce for the period up to 2026. Terms and conditions of all agreements differ from each other. According to the terms of new agreements VSMPO-Avisma shall deliver rings, blisks and fan disks to Rolls-Royce for new jet engines. The expected revenue from the agreements will potentially exceed…
DetailsIn January-July Ukraine imported 9.457 million tons of coal valued at $1.472 billion, up by 5.1% and by 85.9% YoY respectively, including $213.64 million in July. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied $762.006 million worth of coal (51.76%), USA – $378.469 million (25.71%), Canada – $116.185 million (7.89%) and other countries – $215.491…
DetailsRusal has stopped supplying aluminum to the largest manufacturer of cast wheel disks in Russia – Kik LLC. According to the K&K Group of Companies CEO Sergey Kuklin, having purchased the Skad LLC, Rusal got an opportunity to enter the car disk market, the world volume of which is estimated at 300 million pieces a…
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