STEEL: THE 1999 LANDMARKS, THE 2000 OUTLOOKS

The 55th session of the Steel Committee with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) held discussions on the 1999 events on the global steel market and outlined the major development outlooks for this market in 2000 (see the Читать далее

HARDWARE PRODUCTS: MODERNIZATION NEEDS FINANCIAL BACKUP

The hardware sector manufactures a wide range of products that are in a great demand within Ukraine and abroad. In 1998 more than 28% of the sector’s output was directly exported. Approximately two thirds of this amount were dispatched to Читать далее

REFRACTORY POSITIONS

The major consumers of refractories are ferrous metallurgic companies (consuming 85% of produced refractories). The future of the refractory industry is in conversion to fire-free technologies and creation of the new synthetic refractory types.