Ukrainian Metal
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2009.05.28 Ukraine Reports 39% YoY Dip in Crude Steel in 4 Months 
2009.05.28 Ukrainian Scrap Exports Dip by 77% in 4 Months of 2009
2009.05.28 Ukrainian Centravis Increases CR Stainless Steel Capacities
2009.05.28 Russia Aluminum Production Drops by 7%
2009.05.21 Steel Pipe Production in Ukraine Down 45.1% in 4 Months
2009.05.21 Ukrainian Pig Iron Output Declines in April
2009.05.21 Ukrainian Steelmakers Post UAH 2.3 Billion in Losses for Q1
2009.05.21 Rusmet Update on Steel Scrap Scenario in Russia
2009.05.15 Ukraine Cuts Scrap Metal Exports 79% in 4 Months
2009.05.15 Summary of Ukraine Steel Export in Q1
2009.05.15 Russian Mills Increase HR Offers for Europe
2009.05.15 Russian Steel Exports to EU till Early May
2009.05.06 Russian Domestic Steel Market Doldrums in April
2009.05.06 Ukraine Metal Consumption Down 53.9% in Q1
2009.05.06 Ukraine Steel Makers Facing High Debt Amid Low Steel Prices
2009.05.06 Ukraine Pig Iron Exports up in March
2009.04.28 Ukraine Steel Consumption Down in Q1
2009.04.28 Ukraine to Supply Construction Steel for Iraq
2009.04.28 Ukraine Further Reduces Domestic CR Price
2009.04.28 Russian Crude Steel Dips by 33% in Q1
2009.04.08 Ukrainian Pig Iron Output Down by 34% YoY
2009.04.08 Ukrainian Roll Production in Q1 Dips by 30% YoY
2009.04.08 Ukrainian Q1 Crude Steel Output Dips by 38% YoY
2009.04.08 Ukrainian March Steel Pipes Output Down 47% YoY
2009.04.01 Stoppage of Sole Aluminum Smelter Would Harm Ukraine
2009.04.01 Ukrainian HRC Export Offers Crash by 12% This Week
2009.04.01 Iran Increased Steel Purchases from Russia in 2009
2009.04.01 Steel Output in Russia in February Reduced
2009.03.23 Russia to Launch Anti-Dumping Investigation into Chinese Stainless Steel Sheet Imports
2009.03.16 Metinvest Ukraine to Sell Rails to Byelarus
2009.03.16 Ukraine Steel Production Could Fall by 19% in 2009
2009.03.16 Ukraine Scrap Export Reduces by 50%
2009.03.12 Russia is Holding Negotiations on Quota Cut for Tubes and Pipes
2009.03.12 Russian HR Makers Lower Offer to China
2009.03.12 Ukrainian Finished Steel Down by 34% YoY in 2 Months
2009.03.04 Russian Mills Lower Billet Export Prices
2009.03.04 Ukraine Metals Firms Operating at 64% Capacity
2009.03.04 Ukrainian Steel Production to Drop to 30 Million Tons in 2009
2009.02.18 Ukrainian Ferroalloy Output to Increase in February
2009.02.18 Ukrainian Pipe Producers to Resume Production
2009.02.18 Ukrainian Steel Producers Increase Output
2009.02.18 82% of Ukrainian Casing and Compressor Pipe Import Quota Used
2009.02.18 Russians Lower Prices of HRC
2009.02.18 Russian Scrap Market on Recovery Mode
2009.02.18 Russia to Place Limits on Scrap Exports
2009.02.06 Ukrainian HR Mills Attempting Price Hike
2009.02.06 Ukrainian Steel Majors Cut Output in January
2009.01.27 Ukrainian Steel Output in 2009 May Go Down by 27% YoY
2009.01.27 Ukrainian Steel Exports in 2008 Down by 5% YoY
2009.01.23 Russian Import Duties not Enough for Steel Mills Protection
2009.01.23 Russia Likely to Abolish Export Duty on Nickel
2009.01.19 Russian Steelmakers Lift Output in December
2009.01.19 Russia Boosts Aluminum Exports by 11%
2008.01.14 Ukrainian Mills Increase FOB Prices for Long Products
2009.01.14 Ukrainian Steel Majors Reduced Output in 2008  

2008

2008.12.29 Downsizing Deals - Russian Metal Industry May See Worst in 2009
2008.12.29 EU Puts AD on Seamless Pipe from Ukraine
2008.12.23 Ukraine Steel Mills Exhaust Steel Export Quota to US
2008.12.23 Ukrainian Scrap Metal Exports Fall 6.7% YtD Through November
2008.12.23 Ukrainian Pipe Production to Fall by 30% in Q4
2008.12.03 Russian Steel Demand to Fall in H1 of 2009
2008.12.03 Russian Steel Exports to EU in 11 Months
2008.12.03 Russia May Lend Metal Companies $3 Billion More
2008.12.03 Dip in Steel Export Orders Cools Ukraine Growth
2008.11.24 Russian Steel Industry Seeks Financial Help from Government
2008.11.24 Ukraine Economy Shrinks 20% on Month in First Decline Since 2005
2008.11.20 Ukrainian Output of Steel in October Down by 25% MoM
2008.11.20 Ukrainian Steel Makers Plan for November and December
2008.11.20 Ukraine Could Probe Russian and Chinese Steel Imports
2008.11.07 ArcelorMittal Denies Reports it Closed Ukraine Steel Operation
2008.11.07 Ukrainian Ferroalloy Industry to Shut Down Due to Weak Demand
2008.11.07 Rusal to Run Plant or Return it to Ukraine
2008.11.03 NLMK Revamps Sinter Plant
2008.11.03 Nikopolskiy Ferroalloy Plant to Suspend Production
2008.11.03 Ilyich Reduces Pig Iron Output
2008.11.03 ArcelorMittal Kriviy Rih Idle Rolling Mills
2008.10.31 PM Pledges Urgent Measures to Save Steel and Mining in Ukraine
2008.10.31 Ukraine Semi Finished Steel Exports in 9 Months up by 19% YoY
2008.10.31 Ukrainian Steel Industry to Reduce Output by 11.8% in 2008
2008.10.31 Ukrainian Economy Ministry Calls to Focus on Domestic Market
2008.10.31 Severstal Boosts Steel Production
2008.10.28 ArcelorMittal Temirtau Reduces Prices for Ukraine
2008.10.28 Fitch Changes Ratings for Ukrainian Steel Makers
2008.10.28 Ufaleynickel Suspends Production
2008.10.23 Scrap Prices in Russia and Ukraine Continue Dropping
2008.10.23 New OMK Mill Seen Halting Russian Strip Imports
2008.10.23 Ukrainian Metals Producers Warn on State Subsidies
2008.10.15 Ukraine Government to Support Metallurgy
2008.10.15 Ukrainian Steel Sector in Critical Shape as Demand Falls
2008.10.15 Ukraine Reports 5.6% Fall in Steel Pipe Output
2008.10.06 Ukrainian Exports of Pipes in 8 Months Down by 10% YoY
2008.10.06 Ukrainian Ferroalloy Exports Down by 2.6% YoY
2008.10.06 Ukrainian Steel Output in 9 Months Down by 1% YoY
2008.09.24 Ukraine’s Government Addresses Mining and Steel “Crisis”
2008.09.24 Ukraine to Increase Steel Production by 3% to 4% in 2009
2008.09.24 Ukrainian Steel Makers Cut Output by 14% Due to Weak Demand
2008.09.15 Ukraine Coke Output in 8 Months Up by 9% YoY
2008.09.15 Steel Prices to Stabilize in October - Ukrainian Experts
2008.09.15 Ukrainian Iron Ore Exports in 8 Months Up by 19%
2008.09.04 Ukrainian Steel Industry Sees Exports in H1 of 2008 Up by 7.9%
2008.08.28 Millennium Capital Update on Ukrainian Steel Makers
2008.08.28 Ukrainian Steel Makers Very Low on Orders
2008.08.20 Ukrainian Steelmakers Raise Flag Over Slowdown in Global Demand
2008.08.20 Ukraine Reduces Metal Supplies to Russia and Italy
2008.08.15 Russian Producers Ask to Revoke Import Tax on Stainless Steel
2008.08.13 Ukrainian Steel Exports to MEA Surge in Jan to Apr 2008
2008.08.13 Russian Aluminum Exports in H1 Of 2008 Down by 15.6%
2008.08.13 Russian Pig Iron Exports in Q1 up by 7.7% YoY
2008.08.08 Ukraine Steel Production in 7 Months Up by 4.5% YoY
2008.08.08 Ukrainian Pipe Production in 7 Months Down by 7.1% YoY
2008.08.08 No. 3 Nickel Producer May Cut Output
2008.08.05 Ukraine Imposes Import Quota for Seamless Pipes
2008.08.05 Zinc Firm's Profit Falls 80%
2008.08.05 VSMPO to Up Production
2008.07.30 Ukrainian Industrial Production Growth Up by 7.5% YoY
2008.07.30 Russia's Urals Gold Firm Says Output up 15% in 1H08
2008.07.22 Russian Steelmakers Offer Best Industry Investment
2008.07.17 Russia Considering Steel Price Control Mechanism
2008.07.17 Ukraine Increases Steel Production Output in H1 2008
2008.07.10 Mechel Posts Preliminary Q1 Results
2008.07.08 Russian cast steel output in 2007 up by 4.0% YoY
2008.07.08 Ukrainian Steel Output in H1 2008 up by 4.0% YoY
2008.07.03 Russia Is World Leader in Iron Ore and Steels Production
2008.07.03 NLMK Wins 2007 Best Russian Exporter of Ferrous Metals
2008.06.11 Ukraine Metallurgical Coke Production in 5 Months up by 9.9% YoY
2008.06.11 Ukrainian Pipe Production in 5 Months Declines by 9.8% YoY
2008.06.05 Ukraine Iron Ore Output up by 8% YoY in 5 Months 2008
2008.06.05 Ukraine Coke Ore Output up by 10% YoY in 5 Months 2008
2008.06.05 Ukraine Steel Output in 5 Months 2008 up by 4.2% YoY
2008.06.02 EU Steel Import Quotas for Ukraine Cancelled
2008.06.02 Mechel Posts Annual Net Profit
2008.06.02 Russia's Metalloinvest Eyes 20 PCT World HBI Share
2008.05.29 Voestalpine to Choose Between Ukraine and Romania
2008.05.29 Evraz to Put $1.8Bln Into New Output
2008.05.29 TMK Strikes Turkmen Deal
2008.05.29 Severstal to Invest in Production Facilities
2008.05.27 Metals Firm in Plane Talks
2008.05.27 RusAl May Seek Funds
2008.05.20 Ukraine to Study Voest-Alpine Steel Mill Project Proposal
2008.05.20 Severstal Buys WCI Steel
2008.05.20 Evraz Quarterly Results
2008.05.15 MMK Hikes Steel Production
2008.05.15 Polymetal Mulls Withholding Dividend
2008.05.12 Interpipe Pipes Output in Q1 up by 12% YoY
2008.05.12 Russian Aluminum Export to Non-CIS Market Grows by 15%  
2008.05.08 Russian Koks Group Mulls $450-600 Million IPO
2008.05.08 Russian and Brazilian HRC Export Prices to Rise 60% - Nomura
2008.05.08 NLMK Buys Two Steel Companies for 77 Million Euro
2008.05.08 Raspadskaya Eyes London Share Sale
2008.05.05 Steel Consumption in Ukraine Increases
2008.05.05 Ukrainian Steel Mills Call for Investigation in Iron Ore Pricing
2008.05.05 RUSAL Armenal Production in Q1 up by 74% YOY
2008.05.05 Kuzmin to Launch New Pipe Mill Soon
2008.04.25 Ukraine Applauds Removal of Duty on Steel Import by Turkey
2008.04.25 Armenia Uranium Deal
2008.04.25 Norilsk Sees Nickel Market to Stabilize in 2008
2008.04.22 NLMK Announce Preliminary Results for 2007
2008.04.16 Ukraine Climbed to Rank 4 Among Largest Steel Exporters in 2007
2008.04.16 TMK Ships Premium Connections to Rosneft for Vankorskoye
2008.04.14 Raspadskaya Reduced the Output
2008.04.09 In 2008, VMZ to Supply 100 Thousand Tons of Pipes for Yamal Gas Pipelines
2008.04.09 Mechel to Raise $1.5 Bln
2008.04.09 Norilsk Nickel Shares to Rise, Experts Say
2008.04.04 Mechel Units Boost Earnings in 2007
2008.04.04 MMK to Raise Prices for May - Report
2008.04.04 Evraz Profit Rises 56% On Higher Steel Prices
2008.04.01 Experts Doubt Deal Between UC RUSAL And Onexim Group
2008.03.28 Polymetal Reports Multi-Million Loss For 2007
2008.03.27 Ms Tymoshenko Endorses Kryvorizhstal Privatization as Successful
2008.03.27 OMK Almetievsk Shipped 8% More Pipes in 2007  
2008.03.26 Norilsk's Ceo Puts Own Firm at Core of Mergers
2008.03.26 Alexei Mordashov and Lakshmi Mittal Are Finding More Common Ground
2008.03.25 Rising Steel Prices are Bringing in Fabulous Profits for Russian Metals Companies
2008.03.21 Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant Granted Certificate of Conformity to DIN EN 10210
2008.03.21 BMZ To Start Building Flat Product Mill In 2009
2008.03.21 Belarus Considering Setting Up Steel Production Abroad  
2008.03.18 Steel Scrap: Prices to Keep Growing in Russia and about to Stabilize in Ukraine
2008.03.18 Russian Steelmaker Severstal's 2007 Profit Climbs By A Third
2008.03.13 Russian Steel Exports in January 2008 up by 5.8% YoY 
2008.03.13 Russian Exports of Nonferrous Metals Increases
2008.03.11 ArcelorMittal Investment in Ukraine to Exceed USD 3 Billion  
2008.03.11 MMK Posts Rise in Annual Revenue
2008.03.11 Norilsk Nickel to Borrow to Pay off Debts
2008.03.06 Ukrainian finished steel output in 2 months by 4% YoY 
2008.03.06 TMK Sees Pipe Sales Up by 20%
2008.03.04 Mechel Considers Takeover Offer of $1.2bln for Oriel
2008.03.04 NLMK Gets Bureau Veritas Certificate for SBQ Grade
2008.02.26 Norilsk Nickel Board Considering Merger With Usmanov's Holdings
2008.02.26 Severstal to Invest $6Bln
2008.02.26 RusAl Starts Operating Nigeria Smelter 
2008.02.18 Severstal Says Sna's Blast B Furnace Shut Down, Sees 35 Pct Drop In Volume
2008.02.18 Norilsk Nickel raises FY palladium production forecast to 3.02-3.07 mln ounces  
2008.02.08 Pipe Production in Ukraine Slumped by 18.5% in January
2008.02.08 Sayanogorsk Aluminum Plant on the Edge of Serious Changes 
2008.01.30 Krasniy Oktyabr Resumes Production of Stainless Steel Thin Sheets
2008.01.30 Volgograd Aluminum Plant Invests RUR400 Million into Ecological Projects
2008.01.30 Ukrainian regulators okay RUSAL purchase of 25% stake in Norilsk Nickel
2008.01.30 UC RUSAL boosts 2007 aluminium output 6 pct
2008.01.30 MMK-METIZ Increased Production by 22% in 2007
2008.01.22 Novolipetsk Earnings Up
2008.01.16 Arcelor Mittal Steel lifts output 7% on year in Ukraine in 2007
2008.01.16 Severstal's SeverCorr Buyout
2008.01.16 Vyksa Steel Works will produce almost half as much again of pipes
2008.01.16 The balance of the work at JSC Almetyevsk Pipe Plant in 2007    
2008.01.16 Severstal Purchases a Pipe Plant in Poland  
2008.01.10 Vyksa Steel Works will produce almost half as much again of pipes
2008.01.10 Severstal Cuts Plant Output
2008.01.10 Chelyabinsk Zinc's Amur deposit could produce 100,000 tons of zinc in concentrate
2008.01.10 Russia Rosspetsplav plans expansion, bond issue
2008.01.10 Russia's Evraz signs deal to buy production assets in Ukraine

2007

2007.12.11 Arcelormittal Announces Price Increases for Long Products in Black Sea, Middle East, Mediterranean & Turkey Due to Market Fundamentals & Cost Increases in Q1'08  
2007.12.10 Novolipetsk Steel acquires a controlling stake in Maxi-Group
2007.12.07 Ukrainian mines boost iron ore pellet output in 11 mths
2007.12.07 Palmary ups stake in ConsMin
2007.12.07 Russian Copper Co plans IPO in 2008-2010
2007.12.03 Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works increases the dispatch to the domestic market
2007.12.03 Metallurgical enterprises of Karelia increased their output volumes by 14.3%
2007.12.03 Severstal booms on soaring steel prices
2007.11.27 Rusal agrees to buy 25% of Norilsk Nickel
2007.11.22 Potanin receives $16 bln offer to buy Prokhorov's NorNickel stock
2007.11.22 Amur sees Maly Krumkon resource increase by 140%
2007.11.20 Basic Element plans metals output boost
2007.11.20 Amur sees Maly Krumkon resource increase by 140%
2007.11.16 Metinvest factory deals agreed
2007.11.16  Palmary edges ahead in race for Consolidated
2007.11.16  RCC to build up a hydrometallurgical plant in Chelyabinsk region 
2007.11.12 UMMC copper mines up output in 9 mths
2007.11.12 Timan Bauxite reduces output 22% in 10 mths
2007.11.05 Russia permanently lifts import duty on tungsten
2007.10.25 RUSAL launches full capacity of Khakas aluminium smelter ahead of schedule
2007.10.25 Polymetal reduces silver production 7%, gold 4% in 9 mths
2007.10.25 China's Cosstone, Russia's Uralelektromed to bid at Altai polymetalstender
2007.10.25 Russian demand for ferrous metals growing faster than for nonferrous metals 
2007.10.19 Palmary takes Pallinghurst to Takeovers Panel
2007.10.19 MMC Norilsk Nickel announces production figures for 3Q 2007
2007.10.19 VSMPO-Avisma's tube plant boosts output 80% in Jan-Sept
2007.10.19 Polymetal reduces silver production 7%, gold 4% in 9 mths
2007.10.19 Novolipetsk Steel expects 15%-20% EBITDA growth in 2007 
2007.10.10 Molybdenum production declines rather than grows 
2007.10.09 Evraz embarks on big spending on Highveld
2007.10.08 UMMC ups cathode copper output 11% in 8 mths
2007.10.08 OAO Norilsk Nickel H1 profit up 61 pct, below forecast
2007.10.08 Russian steelmaker Evraz SA says 1H profit nearly doubles 
2007.10.05 Kazakhmys shareholders to consider purchase of ENRC stake Oct 19 
2007.10.03 Evraz pays $219m to lift Highveld stake to 80,9%
2007.10.03 Norilsk takes stake in CRI
2007.10.03 Russia doubles Sukhoi Log gold reserves due to new tech
2007.10.02 Urals firm wins copper, molybdenum license
2007.10.02 Evraz pays $219m to lift Highveld stake to 80,9% 
2007.09.28 Severstal has rival for Celtic’s hand
2007.09.27 Metinvest and Smart plan merger
2007.09.26 Chelyabinsk Zinc cleared to float 25% of new issue abroad
2007.09.24 Norilsk Nickel approved construction of VS-10 shaft at its Skalisty Mine
2007.09.21 Severstal could take over gold producer Celtic Resources
2007.09.21 VSMPO-Avisma: US Department of commerce zeros magnesium import duty
2007.09.21 Palladium investors cool to oversupply
2007.09.18  Metso to Supply Minerals Processing Equipment to Arcelor Mittal Steel in Ukraine
2007.09.17 ConsMin recommends A$1.03bn Palmary offer
2007.09.11 Severstal H1 net more than doubles on high steel prices, increased output 
2007.09.07 Norilsk outlines plans for former LionOre assets in WA
2007.09.07 Ukraine's January-August steel, roll, pig iron output up on year 
2007.09.05 Antam, Rusal may build alumina smelter
2007.09.05 Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant begins shipments to the UK 
2007.09.04 Basic Element gets deeper in molybdenum conversion
2007.09.04 UC RUSAL wants to build metallurgy factory in Vietnam
2007.09.03 Amur Minerals H1 losses steady; Kun-Manie pre-feasibility study delayed further 
2007.08.29 UC Rusal bides time on China expansion project
2007.08.27 Russian Copper to spend US$614 m on plants in Kazakhstan
2007.08.23 Boeing inks JV deal with Russian titanium producer Avisma
2007.08.15 Metals industry surging in Russia; analysts concerned
2007.08.15 Russian silicon anti-dumping duties cancelled by EU
2007.08.15 Evraz fails to squeeze out highveld minorities
2007.08.15 Alumina CIS output/export figures for Jan-Jul 
2007.08.14 Steelmaker Severstal buys stake in Celtic Resources
2007.08.14 Norilsk Nickel takes control of Lionore
2007.08.13 UC Rusal may build a bauxite-alumina complex in Indonesia
2007.08.13 Russian steel makers must adapt to global, industry challenges
2007.08.13 Sheffield steel rolling into Russia
2007.08.13 Magnitogorsk acquires 75% stake in Intercos-IV