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Metso to supply grinding equipment to Norilsk Nickel in Russia

Metso will supply grinding equipment to Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC) “Mining and Metallurgical Company Norilsk Nickel” (MMC Norilsk Nickel) for its subsidiary Talnakh Concentrator in Northern Russia. The delivery will be completed by the end of 2010. The value of the order is approximately EUR 40 million.
The order comprises of a semi-autogenous (SAG) [...]

Metso to deliver automation systems and upgrades to Mondi Syktyvkar in Russia

Metso will supply several control systems and upgrades to the existing automation of Mondi Syktyvkar pulp and paper mill in Russia.

SGS Minerals Services in Chita, Russia Conforms to ISO/IEC 17025 (GOST R System) for Geochemical Services

SGS is pleased to announce that SGS Minerals Services geochemical laboratory in Chita, Russia, has successfully completed the site and technical evaluation for accreditation to conform to ISO/IEC 17025. The evaluation procedure was an overview of the quality system and of technical documentation and protocols, sample analysis, proficiency testing, overview of [...]

Outotec to Deliver Concentrator Technology Worth over 175 Million Euro for the Miheevsky Project in Russia

Outotec has signed a major contract with ZAO Miheevsky GOK, a subsidiary of Russian Copper Company, for the design and delivery of a new copper concentrator plant for the Miheevsky porphyry-copper project located in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The contract value exceeds EUR 175 million. Russian Copper Company will implement the construction of [...]

Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Jim Owens Unveils First Russian Assembled Hydraulic Excavator at CONEXPO Russia

New machine production in Russia demonstrates Caterpillar’s support of its growing customer base in Russia
MOSCOW, Russian Federation- Building on an 80-year history of serving customers in Russia, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today unveiled the first hydraulic excavator assembled at the company’s facility in Tosno, Russia. The machine is part of the Caterpillar display at the [...]

SGS Minerals Services in Chita, Russia Conforms To ISO/IEC 17025 (GOST R System) For Geochemical Services

SGS is pleased to announce that SGS Minerals Services geochemical laboratory in Chita, Russia, has successfully completed the site and technical evaluation for accreditation to conform to ISO/IEC 17025. The evaluation procedure was an overview of the quality system and of technical documentation and protocols, sample analysis, proficiency testing, overview of training procedures, laboratory space [...]

Siemens VAI Expands Local Business in Russia – Need for Modernization in the Iron and Steel Industry Calls for Local Competence and Value Adding

Siemens VAI is reorganizing its Russian business. “The share of Russian value added to our projects in the iron and steel industry will more than treble in the next two years”, Werner Auer, CFO of international plant builder Siemens VAI, announced to the press in Yekaterinburg on Thursday. “By acquiring other companies, establishing joint ventures [...]

Good times for steel producers

The Steel Financial Insight report discusses the most recent annual financial results from the leading 100 companies in the steel industry. Strong global demand underpinned profitability in 2007. Despite the turbulence in the USA caused by the credit crunch, and fears of a slowdown in Asia, investments continued to drive demand for steel, and fed [...]

Robert Lipic - MTI’s CEO is at the core of the mining industry

By IAN ROSS - Norther Ontario Business

Mining is a core Canadian industry and Sudbury’s Robert Lipic has been at the centre of it for more than 40 years.
“Never in my fondest dreams did I ever envision I’d be in the mining equipment business and banging on international doors to open up new [...]

Bucyrus Announces Organizational Changes in ERI Region

South Milwaukee, WI, USA, June 13 , 2008  – Bucyrus International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BUCY)
In support of Bucyrus’ expanding and diverse market opportunities within the ERI (Europe, Russia, India) region, Dr. Dieter Gessner, Vice President ERI Operations, has announced the following organizational changes.
Mr. Robert Foss, Vice President of International Sales, is now reporting to Dr. Gessner [...]

UC Rusal ‘greens’ aluminium production

UC RUSAL reports it has successfully launched test production of the key component of a unique environmentally sound aluminium production technology - colloidal anode paste. The total investment in this project will amount to $25 million. The main goal of this project, developed by the UC RUSAL Engineering and Construction Division, is the development of [...]

Leading Russian Mining and Metals Company Commissions Unique Forging Equipment

Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announced the commissioning of a new modern ring rolling mill at its Urals Stampings Plant OAO steel subsidiary.