1 Jan 2013
Processing Expansion for Magnesium in Russia
Russian magnesite producer continued building 100,000‑ton‑per‑year furnace, doubling calcined magnesia capacity.
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1 Jan 2013
Processing Startup for Magnesium in Russia
Russian company launched project to double magnesium chloride capacity to 60,000 tons per year from bischofite deposits, enhancing magnesium hydroxide and magnesia production.
1 Feb 2012
Mine Expansion for Magnesium in Russia
Magnezit Group completed the first stage of a new complex near Razdolinsk, adding a 50,000‑t/yr caustic‑calcined magnesia plant.
1 Jan 2012
Processing Startup for Magnesium in Russia
Magnezit constructed a 100,000‑t/yr furnace to produce dead‑burned magnesia in Satka.
2012
Processing Expansion for Magnesium in Russia
Russia's leading magnesite producer completed crushing plant construction in Siberia, expanding magnesite mine development.
2012
Processing Expansion for Magnesium in Russia
Russia's leading magnesia producer doubled fused magnesia capacity to 100,000 tpa by year‑end.
2012
Processing Expansion for Magnesium in Russia
Commenced furnace construction for a 100,000‑tpa magnesia plant in Russia, set to produce 200,000 tpa calcined and 150,000 tpa fused magnesia upon completion.
1 Jan 2011
Tariff Change for Magnesium in Russia
CIT denied the appeal to the ITC’s 2011 decision revoking antidumping duties on pure magnesium from Russia, maintaining the duty removal.
1 Jan 2005
Processing Startup for Magnesium in Russia
Uralasbest planned to construct a 50,000‑metric‑ton‑per‑year magnesium plant at its asbestos operation in Sverdlovsk, scheduled for completion in 2005, diversifying output.
1 Jan 2000
Processing Expansion for Magnesium in Russia
Both Russian magnesium producers planned to expand capacity in 2000, with one securing a long‑term contract with an aluminum producer.
1 Apr 1997
Processing Startup for Magnesium in Russia
Solikamsk Magnesium Works commissioned a 2,000‑ton‑per‑year granule plant in April 1997, expanding Russian magnesium output.
30 Dec 1995
Processing Startup for Magnesium in Russia
Solikamsk Magnesium Works announced plans to construct a new 25,000‑tpa magnesium plant at its site, contingent on investment.
30 Dec 1995
Processing Startup for Magnesium in Russia
Solikamsk planned a joint venture to build a 2,000‑tpa magnesium granule plant, with initial production scheduled for 1996.
30 Dec 1995
Regulatory Change for Magnesium in Russia
The Russian government issued an order to replenish magnesium stockpiles, prompting producers Avisma and Solikamsk to sell out in the first quarter of 1995.
1 Apr 1995
Tariff Change for Magnesium in Russia
Russia eliminated the duty on magnesium imports to Japan on April 1 1995, boosting exports to the Japanese market.
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