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Showing posts with label Kazak iron ore. Show all posts
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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Kazakhstan crude steel production in Jan to Jul up by 21pct YoY

Thursday, 18 Aug 2011

According to the State Statistics Committee of Kazakhstan, in January to July of the current year Kazakhstan produced 2.926 million tonnes of crude steel up by 21.4%YoY.

Production of flat steel in Kazakhstan in the first seven months increased by 17.4%YoY rising to 1.893 million tonnes while output of galvanized rolled steel went up by 9.7%YoY to 363,941 tonnes.
In the first seven months of 2011, Kazakhstan saw its ferroalloy production fall by 0.2%YoY to 983,333 tonnes.

(sourced from SteelOrbis)


Thursday, March 3, 2011

ENRC to Spend USD 7 billion on Kazakh and Brazilian iron ore growth

Thursday, 03 Mar 2011 |bloomberg|

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp a ferroalloy producer plans to invest USD 6.8 billion to increase iron-ore output in Kazakhstan and Brazil as prices for the steelmaking ingredient climb.

ENRC, based in London, aims to become a leading global iron ore miner with annual output of 70 million tonnes by 2016, Mr Felix Vulis CEO of ENRC at a BMO Capital Markets conference in Hollywood, Florida said that the company currently mines iron ore only in Kazakhstan, where its annual production is 17 million saleable tonnes.

Mining companies are boosting investment in reserves of iron ore and coal, both used to make steel, as Asian demand drives up prices. The price of iron ore imports to China, the world’s largest consumer of the raw material, jumped 70% last year, while European benchmark coal rose 38% in London, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

ENRC’s investment program includes USD 2.1 billion to expand iron ore operations in Kazakhstan, where the company plans to increase output to 23 million tonnes by 2015.

Tags :investment in iron ore and coal reserves, raw material, steel mills