In January-September Donetsk region industrial output decreased by 12.4% YoY, while in September by 10.9% YoY and by 2.5% MoM. In September mining and quarrying output dropped by 7.7% YoY, including coal by 24.5%, metal output by 13.4%, coke – by 23.8%. In 9 months metal output decreased by 8.2% YoY, mining and quarrying by…
Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth, domestic demand recovery, higher steel prices and the stabilization in consumer confidence will help strengthen the country’s steel industry in 2017-2018, Moody’s said in a report on October 25. “We expect that steel demand in Russia will remain healthy on the back of the continuing GDP recovery, while average…
In September Ukrainian metal companies consumed 135 million cubic meters of gas, down by 5 million cubic meters MoM. Average daily gas consumption stayed at the level of 4.5 million cubic meters. In January-September gas consumption increased by 3% YoY, to 1.3 billion cubic meters. Average daily gas consumption totaled 4.7 million cubic meters against…
The minister of ecology Ostap Semeral believes that the current size of the environment tax is nothing for major companies that sell metal at world prices. Thus, the environment tax size should be considerably increased. The lowest rates are in Mexico and Poland – 1 euro per ton, but in Ukraine they are 100 times…
Another Forbes rating has shown the 200 largest private companies in Russia. Of them 23 operate on the metal market. They are Nornickel (8), Rusal (10), Evraz (11), NLMK (12), Severstal (15), MMK (16), UMMC-Holding (17), Metalloinvest (24), TMK (31), Polyus (40), OMK (53), ChTPZ (57), Polymetal International (73), VSMPO-Avisma (90), Russian Copper Company (111),…
The TsNIIchermet named after Bardin has developed the final edition of the GOST 5949 standard “Metal products of stainless steels and corrosion-resistant and heat-resistant alloys. Technical specifications”. “The standard has been developed on the initiative of the metal works – manufacturers of corrosion- and heat-resistant rolled steel to replace the GOST 5949-75 “Corrosion- and heat-resistant…
The length cutting service center of Tyumenremdormash has started testing new machinery. The new complex cost investor 226 million rubles. The project is carried out with the help of the regional government. In particular the government paid 27.3 million rubles as the first installment. The service center produces strips of almost any size with the…
In the city of Ussuriysk, Lider Stal Vostok LLC has opened a new manufacture of coil steel with polymer coating. At the works, employing 20 people, the steel imported from China is cleaned, polished, cut, coated and coiled again. Investments into the project totaled 58 million rubles. The capacity of the enterprise is some 80…
