Russian government ministries have agreed that a proposed windfall tax on metals, mining and chemical companies is inappropriate, Reuters reported citing Industry Minister Denis Manturov. “With colleagues from other ministries, we have reached a common position that as of today it’s inappropriate,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a military forum. The proposal, put…
In July Ukrainian metal companies consumed 145 million cubic meters of natural gas, on the level of the previous month. In 7 months gas consumption grew by 11%, to 1.08 billion cubic meters. Electricity consumption in July totaled 6.9 billion kW-h, up by 11% YoY. (Ukrainian metal)
Acting governor of Magadan region Sergey Nosov has discussed the construction of a metal works with the specialists of the major design institutes. He believes the non-ferrous metals are a colossal resource that can spur the development of the region, Despite the absence of gas, the region has good prospects, as there are plans to…
The volume of industrial production in Kazakhstan increased by 5.1% in January-July, the Chairman of the Committee for Industrial Development and Industrial Safety of the Ministry of Investment and Development (MID) of the Republic of Kazakhstan Almas Batanov said at a briefing. “At the end of the first seven months of 2018, the volume of…
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin does not plan an extraordinary meeting with business representatives to discuss the situation in the industry, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov reported. “No such meetings have been scheduled yet because the president has not approved any decision. The president agreed that the issue should be considered by the government’s experts,” he said.…
In July railroad cargo transportation grew by 1% YoY, to 107.6 million tons. In January-July transportation increased by 3%, to 749.4 million tons. In particular, in 7 months Russian Railroads transported 216.1 million tons of coal, up by 4.9%, 67.1 million tons of iron and manganese ore, up by 5.1%, 46.1 million tons of ferrous…
Business Armenia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ARGA-Eurosteel on the investment of $850,000 and the construction of a new factory for the production of equipment from stainless steel. The document was signed by the Business support team leader at Business Armenia Hayk Mirzoyan and ARGA-Eurosteel CEO Garen Salkhanian. According to the MOU, Business…
In January-June Ukrainian metal companies consumed 935 million cubic meters of natural gas, up by 11% YoY. In June gas consumption totaled 145 million cubic meters, up by 4% MoM. In 6 months electricity consumption reached 5.9 billion kW-h, up by 11%. (Ukrainian metal)
