Ukraine: energy consumption in metal industry down in 2019
In 2019 Ukrainian metal companies decreased gas consumption by 2% YoY, to 1.8 billion cubic meters. Electricity consumption dropped by 5%, to 11.2 billion kW-h. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine: metallurgy more dependent on foreign markets
In 2019 Ukraine exported $14 billion worth of metal and mining products. It is expected, that last year Ukraine exported some 14.7 million tons of rolled metal valued at $7.2 billion. In 2018, 14.4 million tons were exported at $7.8 billion. The share of exports in the total output was 82% in 2019 and 78.5%…
Ukraine: metal railroad transportation down in 2019
In 2019, cargo transportation along railroad decreased by 2.9%, to 312.9 million tons. According to the State Statistics Service, transportation of iron and manganese ore grew by 2.7%, while of ferrous metals, coke and scrap decreased by 5%, 12.1% and 12.9% respectively. Transportation of coal also decreased – by 6.4%. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine: 13 metallurgical employees perish in 2019
In 2019, 422 employees perished in the industry, up by 3.2% YoY. The total number of work accidents was 3.876 thousand, down by 6%. In particular in metallurgy 199 people were injured and 13 perished, while in mining – 160 and 16 respectively. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia: investments in major metal projects exceeding 500 billion rubles
Metallurgy remains one of the most investment-attractive spheres – it accounts for over 25 projects with the volume of investments on the level of 3 billion rubles each. Metal industry share in the Russian GDP is 5%, in industrial manufacture – 12% and in exports – more than 10%. The largest projects so far are…
Ukraine: iron ore raw materials transit in Izmail port up in 2019
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…
Russia: Verkhnevolzhsky Service Metal Center commissions slitting line
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)
Russia: ferrous metals railroad transportation down in 2019
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…
