In 2019 Izmail seaport decreased throughput by 8.5% YoY, to 4.3 million tons. Due to the crisis of the metal industry, exports of pellets have decreased considerably. At the same time, the annual target has been met, mostly due to the 2-fold growth of iron ore raw materials transit, to 245.9 thousand tons. The port…
Verkhnevolzhsky Service Metal Center has officially commissioned a new slitting machine. The machine can cut rolled metal of carbon and stainless steel, aluminum and copper with the thickness of 0.2 mm. The equipment was supplied by Fagor. The companies have been cooperating for more than 14 years. (Ukrainian metal)
In December 2019 RZD transported 106.7 million tons of cargo, down by 2% YoY. In 2019 transportation dropped by 0.9%, to 1.278 billion tons. In particular, RZD transported 120.2 million tons of iron and manganese ore, up by 3% YoY. At the same time, ferrous metals transportation dropped by 5.6%, to 73.8 million tons, and…
The strategic plan of the Murmansk region presupposes implementation of 3 metallurgical projects with the total amount of investments at 89 billion rubles. In particular, a hydrometallurgical works and a mining and processing works to manufacture lithium will be constructed for 12 billion rubles. A GOK at the Fedorova tundra deposit will cost 60 billion…
In November the Federal Cargo Company increased metal transportation in gondola cars by 10% YoY. In particular, ferrous metals transportation reached 1.1 million tons, and other metals – 200 thousand tons. The share of metal in the FCC transportation amounted to 12%. The main railroads in ferrous metals transportation were South-Urals (270 thousand tons, up…
In January-November Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) transported 62.6 million tons of iron and manganese ores, up by 3% YoY. According to the State Statistics Service, in the January-October the growth was 3.2%. Ferrous metals scrap transportation decreased by 19.7%, to 2.2 million tons. Ukrzaliznytsia has also decreased the transportation of ferrous metals by 4.1%, to 17.6…
The authorities of Sverdlovsk region have approved new residents of the Titanium Valley special economic zone. In particular, at the Salda site Ferrostar will be producing directly reduced iron with low prime cost. Investments will reach 2.3 billion rubles. When the company reaches its design capacity it will employ 80 people. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-October Novorossiysk Sea Trade Port transported 121.235 million tons of cargo, up by 9.2% YoY. Ferrous metals accounted for 9.627 million tons, down by 13.8%. Non-ferrous metals throughput grew by 3.4%, to 0.854 million tons, mostly due to favorable aluminum market situation. Iron ore raw materials transportation increased by 25.3%, to 2.521 million tons.…