Nouvelles de la société

General director Igor Petrov spoke on "Main trends in production and use of rare earth metals in the world and in Russia" at the plenary session of the IX Congress of mineral processing in CIS, held on 26-28 February 2013 in Moscow at the World Trade Center.

Last year the company produced more than 80 studies. Of this number, nine of work done in a new company (in the form of presentations), 12 studies are business portraits largest steel companies in Russia and Ukraine

Expert analyst Elena Gusarova spoke on "Current Trends in export of Russian coking coal and coke" at the International Conference "Russia and CIS Coal 2012" (Organizer - Rusmet), held on December 7, 2012 in NITU "MISiS".

Expert analyst Alexander Naumov, spoke on "Current status and prospects of renewable energy" at the International Conference "Russian Power: generation, transmission and distribution. The concept of development to 2020 "(Organizer - Rusmet), held December 5-6, 2012 in NITU" MISiS "

The journal «Mining Journal» (MJ 28/09/12) published an article by the deputy. Director Gennady Avdeev «Iron ore: Russia's iron-ore market».

After long break, our company came back to precious metal market researches. In June, under order of a Russian company, we have prepared studies «Gold Market Research in CIS» and «Silver Market Research in CIS». These studies, based on in-depth analysis of wide range of data from numerous sources, presents detailed and comprehensive picture of mining, production and consumption of gold and silver in CIS and the world.

InfoMine has prepared a new research «Pharmaceutical Glass container Market Research in Russia». The study provides detailed analysis of the market, which experiences considerable changes in latest years. The study feature is complex investigation of all the market segments (glass tubes, glass tube medical containers, and medical containers, manufactured from glass melts) in framework of analysis of situation in pharmaceutical industry in Russia.

InfoMine has prepared new researches, devoted to market of sulfur and sulfuric acid in the CIS: the 8th edition of «Sulfur Market Research in CIS» and the 6th edition of «Sulfuric Acid Market Research in CIS». The studies present in-depth and detailed analysis of markets of these products.  

InfoMine issued the 15th edition of research     «Petroleum Coke Market Research in CIS», providing analysis of the market on results of 2009. The research is the sole study on this theme at marketing service market. «Russian petroleum coke market pattern changed considerably. Reconstruction of Bashneft enterprises (Ufa) allowed them to become leading players at Russian coke market. After modernisation of a delayed coking unit at JSC "Novoil" and launching a delayed coking unit at JSC "Ufaneftekhim" share of Bashneft in total production of green coke in Russia in 2009 has reached 36% (23% in 2008). After reaching complete design capacity of the delayed coking unit at JSC "Ufaneftekhim" Bashneft positions at the market will be strengthened further. However, competitors do not sit on their hands: by 2012, new delayed coking units are to be commissioned in Volgograd (Oil Company Lukoil) and at Komsomolsk Oil Refinery ("Rosneft")». 

Head of InfoMine Department of Ecology, Power and Equipment N.A.Petov published several papers, devoted to secondary PET market: paper of “PET Bottle Market Prospects”.  «PET Wastes Processing: Upside Potential» (“Plastics” Journal: Plastic Processing Industry (№4, 2010); «Secondary PET Application» («Polymer Materials» Journal, № 4-5, 2010); «Estimate of PET Wastes Generation in Russia» («Economy and Management for Communal Utilities Company» Journal, №4, 2010).