In 2017 the throughput of the NMTP Group totaled 143517 thousand tons. In particular, coal throughput grew by 14.1%, or by 247 thousand tons YoY, to 1994 thousand tons. Iron ore throughput dropped by 7.9%, or by 235 thousand tons, to 2752 thousand tons, mostly because of the growth of domestic consumption, decrease of exports…
In 2017 prices of industrial products in Kazakhstan increased by 17.6% YoY. According to the Ministry of the national economy, prices in mining industry increased by 27.2% and in processing by 8.3%. In particular, metal ore prices grew by 15.8%, coal – by 10.3%, zinc – by 23.7%, copper – by 19.7%, aluminum – by…
In 2017 rolled steel sheet was the most sought after type of rolled metal. At present Russian market is witnessing a slight seasonal decrease in demand, which allows buying materials cheaper. Customers also leave their orders online more often, which simplifies the purchasing process. Steel sheet is used in machine-building, construction, agriculture, etc. (Ukrainian metal)
In September industrial product prices increased by 2.4%. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, in quarrying and ore processing prices increased by 14.4%, in non-ferrous metals ore – by 1.9%. Pig iron, steel and ferroalloys became 11.2% more expensive, while non-ferrous metals prices increased by 8.3%, and copper – by 7.1%. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September metal consumption in Ukraine increased by 6.3% YoY. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, metal companies supplied 2.737 million tons of products to the local market against 2.574 million tons in 9 months of 2016. The local market share increased from 15.8% to 20.3%. At the same time exports dropped by 20.8% YoY, to 10.732 million…
In January-August sales of industrial products (goods and services) totaled 1.354 trillion UAH, up by 25.95% YoY. According to the State Statistics Service, in August sales in mining and quarrying industry increased by 28.8% YoY, with exports up by 27.6%. Metal output accounted for 17.8% and mining for 15% of the total volume. (Ukrainian metal)
Brok-Invest-Service believes that metal prices in October will be high. The beginning of the month has already seen the rise in all ferrous metal prices. The hot-rolled metal has reached its highest prices, so no new increases are expected, except for plates. Demand in the pipe segment is stable, and the price is steadily growing.…
In August prices of industrial manufacturers increased by 1.5% after a drop of 0.5% in July and 0.3% in June. In January-August prices increased by 2.4% YoY. According to the Federal Service of State Statistics, copper prices grew by 6.8%, other non-ferrous metals – by 5.9%, lead, zinc and tin – by 4.1, pig iron,…
