Metallurgy news. September

In 2023, the Demand for Aluminium Sandwich Panels is Expected to Increase by 300%

The Aluminium Association Predicts a 300% Increase in Consumption of Aluminium Clad Sandwich Panels in 2023, Reaching 200,000 m2 and Accounting for 4% of the Corrosion Resistant Sandwich Panel Market. "Using Aluminium in Sandwich Panels Doubles the Lifespan of Enclosing Structures and Provides Protection Against Through Corrosion Compared to Galvanised Solutions. Demand for Such an Innovative Product is Set to Grow. The Reason is Simple - Resource Economy. Using Aluminium Reduces Ownership Costs ...
28 September 2023., 13:26   comment

Ural Steel implements plan to increase operational efficiency

Ural Steel, one of Russia's largest steel production plants, is implementing a series of innovative plans to improve operational efficiency. First, the plant reduced the consumption of expensive coke and increased the supply of natural gas. Second, the factory began using their own clay rather than imported clay. Third, they increased the production of granulated slag and transported it to third-party consumers. This by-product of iron production is a raw material for cement plants, mining, ...
28 September 2023., 13:16   comment

Russia to introduce new export tariffs linked to ruble exchange rate on commodities

The Russian government will impose additional tariffs linked to the ruble-dollar exchange rate on exports of metals, iron ore, pig iron, fertilizers, and other commodities during the period from October 1, 2023 to the end of 2024. The decision is to help protect the domestic market from unreasonable price increases and maintain a reasonable ratio between exports of goods and domestic consumption. Besides, the measure will help to ease price pressure in the domestic market and earn additional ...
28 September 2023., 13:14   comment

Nornickel speeds up the development of m&m IT solutions on Yandex Cloud

Nornickel has moved the development of products for mining and geological modelling and planning to Yandex Cloud’s infrastructure, development and data platform services. The cloud infrastructure was deployed within the shortest time possible. Previously, the Company had used in-house servers for these purposes. As a result, some of ML-related processes have been accelerated by as much as 18%. Nornickel has switched to Yandex Cloud products not only to meet its internal needs, but also to develop ...
09 January 2023., 14:52   comment

Metalloinvest Plants are Recognized as The Best Enterprises of The Mining and Metallurgical Complex of High Social Eefficiency

Enterprises Metalloinvest, a Metal-Expo regular exhibitor, – OEMK and Lebedinsky GOK – were recognized as the winners of the XX industry competition "Enterprise of the mining and metallurgical complex of high social efficiency". Oskol Electrometallurgical Combine named after A. A. Ugarov was recognized as the best in the nomination "Socio-economic efficiency of the collective agreement". Lebedinsky GOK became the first in the nomination "Environmental protection and resource conservation". The ...
09 January 2023., 14:46   comment