In January-May Ukrainian metal companies increased electricity consumption by 10% YoY, to 4.93 billion kW-h. In May natural gas consumption remained on the April level – 140 million cubic meters. In January-May 790 million cubic meters of gas were consumed. (Ukrainian metal)
The Central Scientific Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy named after Bardin has successfully carried out an import-substituting project. For the nuclear industry, machine-building, aerospace and chemical industries it has created a unique material – chromium-nickel alloy. It can be used where the improved corrosion resistance is needed. The samples were tested for over 2 thousand hours…
The channel capacity of the Kamysh-Zarya – Volnovakha route, through which raw materials are delivered to iron and steel works in Mariupol, is still below the desired level. “The Mariupol direction is still problematic. Only 18-22 pairs of cargo trains per day pass there, while the full operation of Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works…
In May the Northern Railroads transported 5.114 million tons of cargo, up by 3.1% YoY. In particular, ferrous metals transportation increased by 2.6%, to 3.9 million tons. Scrap transportation dropped by 4%, to 0.3 million tons, while that of coal decreased by 26%, to 1.3 million tons. (Ukrainian metal)
In May West-Siberian Railroad transported 27 million tons of cargo, up by 4.2% YoY and by 14.5% from May 2016. Coal transportation increased by 3.7% YoY, to 20.8 million tons. Ferrous metals accounted for 649.3 thousand tons, up by 9.2%, and iron ore – 604 thousand tons, up by 8.6%. (Ukrainian metal)
In April metal companies consumed 140 million cubic meters of natural gas, down by 18% MoM. In January-April gas consumption totaled 650 million cubic meters, down by 2% YoY, taking into account operation of assets on non-controlled territory in January-February 2017, or up by 9% without them. Electric energy consumption in 4 months reached 4…
Goods worth 274 million manats were produced by metallurgical industry and enterprises manufacturing finished metal products in January-April, reads a report of the country’s State Statistics Committee. The report says the output of metallurgical industry increased by 14.2%, while the manufacture of finished metal products grew 2.2-fold. Azerbaijan produced 97,800 tons of fittings, up by…
The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan has reviewed the agreement on the operation on the territory of the social and economical development “Nizhnekamsk”. The Cabinet has approved the proposition of the Russian-Chinese Kamastal LLC to organize the manufacture of coated steel coils. Shandong Baikal Group will be the Chinese investor. The cost…
