For the first time since the launch of the Russian large-scale invasion, three ships with Ukrainian metal and mining products have broken the sea blockade. The Primus, Anna Tereza and Ocean Courtesy ships have left the ports of Odesa and Pivdenniy where they have been blocked since February 24, 2022. The ships carry products of…
In January 2022, before the Russian large-scale invasion, salaries at the enterprises of the mining and metallurgical complex were 22.14 thousand UAH. In May, salaries were at the level of 22.13 thousand UAH. Thus, nominal salary has actually reached the pre-war level. At the same time, salaries in the mining and metallurgical complex exceed the…
Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Marat Karabayev has met with Deputy Director General of China Nonferrous Metals Mining (Group) Co., Ltd Liu Yu. The parties discussed the issues of cooperation in the construction of a copper-smelting plant in Kazakhstan. Marat Karabayev noted the Chinese company’s successful experience in the implementation of such large projects,…
In 2022, visible demand for steel in Poland totaled 11.3 million tons, down by 2 million tons YoY. According to the Polish Steel Distributors Union (PUDS), the steel market was severely hit by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The negative trend will continue this year. Steel output in 2022 dropped by 10%, to 7.5 million…
The trade union receives numerous appeals from workers of the industry enterprises on the issue of wage increase, the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Mining and Metallurgical Trade Union of Kyrgyzstan Eldar Tadzhibaev has said. The miners and metallurgists are demanding better wage conditions, namely, a two-fold increase in pay rates and official…
The mining and metal complex is increasingly more dependent on export possibilities than other spheres of Ukrainian economy – on foreign markets Ukraine used to sell around 60% of its mining products and 80% of metal. 70% of metal products were exported via seaports, Alexander Kalenkov, president of the Ukrmetallurgprom Association, said. Under the current…
Sanctions must be applied against the entire Russian metal complex, while Ukrainian metal companies must get full access to the American market, the first vice prime minister, minister of economy of Ukraine Yuliya Sviridenko has said at the meeting with the secretary of commerce of the USA Gina Raimondo. “Steel is the sphere in which…
At present only 6 metal enterprises situated on the non-occupied territories operate in Ukraine. Their average capacity is 15% of the pre-war level. Mining enterprises are better off, as their capacity is around 25%. At the same time, operation at Ingulets GOK, UGOK and AMKR mining and processing works has been suspended. The situation is…
