VTB bank has reported that it has started cooperation with “UralSibTrade. Siberian region” and has opened a 150 million rubles line for 2 years for it. The goal of the financing is the crediting of the current operations. “We carry out work with companies interested in the development of their business. I am sure that…
In July the Russian steel market is bound to start improving. According to MMK Trading House LLC director Denis Lyadov, in late 2016 Russian metal makers started increasing steel prices following its prime cost growth. But in spring roads were closed and the delivery dropped. This year the company intends to sell over 1 million…
The Russian Steel Association for the first time since 2013 expects the increase in metal consumption on the local market – by 1.2% YoY. Steel consumption growth in Q1 was 6% YoY. At the same time imports increased by 80%. In 2000-2016 investments into the industry totaled 2.04 trillion rubles, this year they will increase…
In May railroad transportation increased by 3.5% YoY, to 106.5 million tons. According to the Russian Railroads, in January-May throughput increased by 3.8% YoY, to 516.9 million tons. Coke transportation in 5 months increased by 1.3%, to 4.7 million tons, ferrous scrap – by 7.4%, to 5.6 million tons. At the same time ferrous metals…
SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. (the Philippines) has concluded an agreement with two Russian companies aiming at long-term cooperation with them. Under the $250 million contract Evraz will annually supply 50 thousand tons of billets to SteelAsia works in Davao City and in the Bulakan province. In Q1 the group purchased 240 thousand tons of Russian billets…
In 2016 Russia consumed 2.6 million tons of galvanized steel and 1.9 million tons of polymer-coated rolled metal. Metal Profile Company processed and sold some 600 thousand tons of coated metal, according to the company commercial director Dmitry Andreev. The expert noted a worrying trend of thinning metal. In 2015 0.3-0.35 mm thick steel consumption…
EvrazHolding marketing and aftersales department director Valentin Krizsky believes that rebars consumption in 2017 will grow by 8% YoY, to 6827 thousand tons. As of April rebars consumption is on the level of 536 thousand tons per month, up from 446 thousand tons in February and 511 thousand tons in March. Consumption of structural shapes…
Severstal forecasts that in 2017 the bar market will grow by 3-5%. At the same time at present the market is characterized by the decrease in consumption (by 25% from 2013 to 2016), as well as excessive capacities. In 2016 bar consumption was on the level of 7.912 million tons, with capacities loading at 62%.…