The prices for exported goods in Kazakhstan in April increased by 0.6% compared to December 2017, and for imported goods – by 1.1%, according to the Statistics Committee of the Kazakh National Economy Ministry. In the reporting period the increase in prices of export supplies was registered for copper – by 7.9%, non-ferrous and ferrous…
The prices of enterprises manufacturing industrial products, as well as providing production services, in Kazakhstan increased by 2.6% MoM in May and by 5% compared to December 2017, the Committee on Statistics of the Kazakh National Economy Ministry reported. Since the beginning of the year, producer prices in the manufacturing industry have increased by 3.5%…
According to Promnastil CEO Dmitry Gaponov, at present galvanized steel grating is in demand. Hence the company is increasing output. In 2 years grating manufacture increased 3-fold. 20% of the product is sold in the South Federal District. At the same time Gaponov noted, that the market was inactive. The construction of industrial buildings has…
In April industrial prices increased by 1.2%. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat), coal prices grew by 3.5%, and non-ferrous metals ores – by 2.6%. At the same time pig iron, steel and ferroalloy prices increased by 2.4%, while of lead, zinc and tin – by 2%. (Ukrainian metal)
In April direct deliveries of ferrous metals (pig iron, rolled metal, pipes and semi-finished products) to the major domestic automobile holdings (AvtoVAZ, KamAZ, GAS, Zil, Sollers, etc.) via railroad totaled 95.6 thousand tons, up by 4.5% MoM, but down by 1.3% YoY. In March the results were +17.4% and +6.9%, while in February –9.9% and…
In April, according to the railroad statistics, steel deliveries (rolled metal and pipes, including imports) to the bases of the main traders and networks totaled 907 thousand tons, down by 2.1% MoM, but up by 3.4% YoY. In March the results were +21.4% and +9.8%, while in February –12.3% and –9.8% respectively. In January-April deliveries…
In April angle (63×6) prices in the Central region decreased by 15%, to 43 thousand rubles per ton. Price change on B1-30 beams totaled only 0.1%, to 54.5 thousand rubles. Flat galvanized rolled metal saw the highest increase in price – 4.05%, to 58 thousand tons per ton. It is followed by the hot-rolled sheet…
Russia is demanding compensation from the United States for its decision to impose worldwide tariffs on steel and aluminum, a Russian statement published by the World Trade Organization shows. The United States maintain that the tariffs are based on national security concerns and fall outside the remit of the WTO rules, but Russia, China, India…