Ukraine: coal transshipment capacities up
Ukraine has increased its capacities of coal transshipment in ports to 700-720 thousand tons per month. "I am sure, even if we are blackmailed and don't get coal from the ATO zone, we will cope with this. I have spoken with the ports; we can import 700-720 thousand tons per month. That's enough to live…
Ukraine: China interested in buying Novovolynskaya No. 10
CNBM International Corporation (China) is interested in privatizing the Novovolynskaya No. 10 mine. "I had a meeting with one of the largest Chinese companies, which was very interested in the privatization process of our mines, especially of Novovolynskaya No. 10 mine", said the energy and coal industry minister Igor Nasalik. "They have some 10 billion…
Ukraine: Metinvest steel output to drop in Q4 2016
In October-December Metinvest could decrease its steel smelting by 10% due to the overhaul at its Mariupol assets. "Q4 will not differ much from Q3. The main difference will be on the Mariupol site", said the group CEO Yuri Ryzhenkov. The decrease will also be the result of Ukrzaliznytsia repairing some of its routes to…
Russia: DTEK mines to unite
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DTEK plans to make a separate company of its Rostov mines by October. According to DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko, the deal is in the final stages. This will allow DTEK to decrease its credit pressure by over $400 million. DTEK will retain management and operational control over the mines, and the new company will also…
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: strips (ordinary steel), July 2016
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Ukraine: pig iron output down in August 2016
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In August Ukraine produced 1728 thousand tons of pig iron, down by 4.2% MoM, or by 76 thousand tons.
In January-August pig iron output increased by 8.9% YoY, or b 1180 thousand tons, to 14382 thousand tons. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine: European integration important for metallurgy
European integration of Ukraine is very important for the local mining and metallurgical complex. "The Ukrainian metal sphere was among the first to choose the European way of development. Europe has been our main consumer for the last 15 years. And for over 10 years we've been considering Europe our home market. So the European…
Ukraine: gas consumption up in August 2016
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In August Ukrainian metal companies consumed 130 cubic meters of gas, up by 1.6% MoM, or by 2 million cubic meters. Daily average gas consumption totaled 4.2 million cubic meters. In January-August metal companies consumed 1.1 billion cubic meters of gas, down by 19% YoY, with average daily consumption at 4.6 million as opposed to…
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: rounds (structural steel), July 2016
Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR67.05* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH24.798* min max min max June 438 2067 430 430 July 429 2067 430 430 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.07.16 according to the National Bank of Ukraine and the Central Bank of the…
Russia: Nornickel delivers further environmental enhancement project
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Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant (NMP) Hydrometallurgical Shop has fully transitioned to dumping tailings to the rebuilt dam via a newly installed tailings pipeline, operational as of September 15. The project is an element of the large-scale environmental enhancement program embarked on by Nornickel. The company is striving to identify the areas with the highest historical exposure…
Ukraine: Azovstal launches production of new type of crane rails
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Azovstal Iron and Steel Works has started producing KP100 type crane rails. The products will meet the requirements of standards DSTU 2484 and GOST 4121 and will be used for the construction of overhead crane rail tracks. The largest consumers of KP1-00 crane rails include seaports, industrial enterprises and construction companies. As compared to other…
Ukraine to create uranium-mining JVs with Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan and Ukraine plan to create uranium-mining joint ventures on the territories of both countries, according to the energy and coal industry minister Igor Nasalik.
"We're preparing the documents. On September 19, Kazakhstan representatives will arrive to sign the memorandum on the creation of JVs in Ukraine and Kazakhstan", he said. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia: ChMK to elect a new board
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On November 11, shareholders of Chelyabinsk Iron and Steel Works will discuss the early termination of the board office and elect a new one. The acting board was elected on June 21. It includes board chairman Igor Zyuzin, managing director Rashid Nugumanov, HR director Natalia Trubkina, Mechel-Steel director Valery Usachev, Mechel-Steel general director economics and…
Ukraine: metal makers asking Ukrzaliznytsia to starts selling rail scrap
If Ukrzaliznytsia sells 300 thousand tons of accumulated scrap, it will get some 1.1 billion UAH. According to Ukrmetallurgprom letter to Ukrzaliznytsia, in mid-2015 Ukrainian Railways stopped selling such scrap due to unknown reasons. "As of September 2015 Ukrzaliznytsia should have stocked 83 thousand tons of scrap. We believe that in 2012-2015 it was also…
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: bars (ordinary steel), July 2016
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Russia: Mikhailovsky GOK to supply pellets to Dunaferr
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Mikhailovsky Mining and Processing Works has started supplying iron ore pellets to the Hungarian works of Dunaferr, owned by the Industrial Union of Donbass (Ukraine).
So far 67 thousand tons of pellets have been supplied. In Q4 MGOK plans to supply 160.2 thousand tons of pellets.
Ukraine: scrap market to get out of the shade
Ukrmetallurgprom and Vtormet have initiated changes to legislation to lead the scrap market out of the shade. "We have just signed the letter to the prime-minister Vladimir Groysman on legislation initiatives. They will make the scrap market more clear", the Ukrmetallurgprom president Alexander Kalenkov said. In particular, the changes propose the cancellation of VAT in…
Metals of Ukraine & Russia: reinforcement steel (ordinary steel), July 2016
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Month Russian market, $/t, EXW, without VAT, $1/RUR67.05* Ukrainian market, $/t, without VAT, EXW, $1/UAH24.798* Export, Ukraine, $/t, FOB Black sea ports min max min max min max June 423 564 353 442 370 380 July 389 522 336 395 365 380 * – Ukrainian Hrivna and Russian Rouble exchange rates are as of 31.07.16…
Russia: Kuzbass coal output up in January-August 2016
In January-August Kemerovo region companies mined 148.2 million tons of coal, up by 9% YoY, with 20.6 million tons mined in August, up by 2.6 million tons YoY. Output increase has been observed at SUEK-Kuzbass (by 8.8 million tons) and Kuzbassrazrezugol (by 0.5 million tons). On the other hand, Zarechnaya, Yuzhny Kuzbass and Raspadskaya Coal…
Ukraine: EMSS to produce rolls for AM European plants
Energomashspetsstal will produce supporting rolls for ArcelorMittal Spanish and French works.
According to the company statement, rolls will be supplied to AM Aviles and AM Mardyck.
The total weight of rolls will reach 118 tons. They are intended for hot- and cold-rolling strip mills. (Ukrainian metal)
Ukraine: Mariupol Ilyich to finish converter No. 2 overhaul in November 2016
In mid-November Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works plans to complete the capital repairs at converter No. 2.
The machinery was assembled in late August, the workers are now actively disassembling metal structures.
According to the company CEO Yuri Zinchenko the works is also reconstructing dust and gas collectors. (Ukrainian metal)
Russia: hot-rolled metal consumption down in January-July 2016
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The hot-rolled metal market is stable now after the local demand increase in spring. According to NLMK, a slight seasonal price decrease is expected at the end of the year. As to the cold-rolled metal, its consumption in January-July dropped by 2.5% YoY, though at present a seasonal increase in demand is observed. Demand for…
Ukraine: metal output in October 2016
In October Ukraine will keep steel and rolled metal production on September levels – 2 and 1,7 million tons respectively. According to Ukrmetallurgprom, pig iron output will also be on the September level – 2 million tons. In January-August Ukraine produced 16.37 million tons of steel, 15.96 million tons of pig iron and 14.38 million…
Russia: KAZ to double wire rod output
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During her visit to Kandalaksha the Murmansk region governor Marina Kovtun got acquainted with the project of Kandalaksha Aluminum Works casting division modernization. A new wire rod rolling mill has been assembled at the works and is now being prepared to be put into operation. According to KAZ general director Andrei Terentiev, the project will…
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