Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant (NZF, Dnepropetrovsk region) in January-July this year reduced its output by 19.1% compared to the same period last year – up to 307.67 thousand tons.
As Interfax-Ukraine was informed by the Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA), for 7 months NFP reduced the production of silicomanganese by 13.3% – to 302.19 thousand tons, ferromanganese and other ferroalloys – by 82.7%, to 5.48 thousand tons (including ferromanganese produced 4.87 thousand tons).
In July, 39.7 thousand tons of ferroalloys were produced.
As reported, in 2021 NFP increased its output by 26% compared to the previous year – up to 646.68 thousand tons. At the same time, the plant increased the production of silicomanganese by 28% – up to 600.64 thousand tons, ferromanganese – by 4.9%, up to 46.04 thousand tons.
The average monthly output of ferroalloys with the stable operation of the enterprise is about 55-60 thousand tons.
NZF is the largest enterprise in Ukraine for the production of silico- and ferromanganese. Uses imported and domestic raw materials for the production of ferroalloys.
NZF is controlled by the EastOne group, created in the fall of 2007 as a result of the restructuring of the Interpipe group, as well as the Privat group (both Dnipro).
The work of the Zaporizhzhya NPP was completely stopped, on Sunday night the 6th power unit was disconnected from the power grid, Energoatom reports.
“Today, September 11, 2022, at 03:41 at night, power unit No. 6 of ZNPP was disconnected from the power grid. Preparations are underway for its cooling and transfer to a cold state,” the statement said.
Energoatom noted that for the past three days, the 6th power unit has been operating in the “island” mode, providing only for the ZNPP’s own needs at a critically low power level (from 114 to 140 MW), since all communication lines were damaged due to Russian shelling Zaporozhye NPP with the energy system of Ukraine.
The NAEC noted that on Saturday evening, after the resumption of operation of one of these communication lines, the power supply for the ZNPP’s own needs became possible from the energy system of Ukraine. Consequently, it was decided to turn off power unit No. 6 and transfer it to the safest state – a cold shutdown.
“In the event of repeated damage to the communication lines with the power system, the risk of which remains high, the ZNPP’s own needs will be powered by diesel generators, the service life of which is limited by the technological resource and the volume of diesel fuel,” the NAEC noted.
NNEGC Energoatom is taking all possible measures to organize the supply of additional batches of diesel fuel to the Zaporizhia NPP, and also calls for an end to Russian shelling of ZNPP communication lines with the power system and the creation of a demilitarized zone around it to prevent an emergency at the plant.
The press service stressed that after that, the communication lines can be repaired, to ensure the inclusion and safe operation of the station.
Polish tennis player Iga Sventek beat Tunisia’s Ons Jaber in the US Open Grand Slam final.
The result of the meeting – 6:2, 7:6 (7:5). The rivals spent 1 hour and 53 minutes on the court.
Sventek tops the rankings of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Zhaber is in fifth position.
Schwentek became a three-time winner of the Grand Slam tournaments. She previously won Roland Garros 2020 and Roland Garros 2022.
Jabeur has played in her second Grand Slam final this year. In July, she lost to the representative of Kazakhstan, Elena Rybakina, in the decisive Wimbledon match.
The US Open 2022 prize pool is over $60 million.
The Grand Slam series is the most prestigious in tennis and combines four competitions: the Australian Open (Australian Open), France (Roland Garros) and the United States (US Open), as well as the Wimbledon tournament in the UK.
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock has arrived in Kyiv for the second time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, reports the German publication Spiegel.
According to the magazine, with the trip, Burbock wanted to show “that we will continue to support Ukraine for as long as necessary – with the supply of weapons, humanitarian and financial support,” she said on Saturday morning when she arrived.
“Today I went to Kyiv to show that they (Ukrainians – IF-U) can continue to rely on us,” the Foreign Minister stressed.
In Kyiv, Burbock intends to hold talks, in particular, with Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. The rest of the program was kept secret for security reasons.
At a meeting on Saturday, the Government of Ukraine decided to attract additional financing from the World Bank in the amount of $530 million as part of a joint project with the Bank and the International Development Association (IDA) “Supporting Public Expenditure to Ensure Sustainable Public Administration in Ukraine.”
“The loan will be provided on concessional terms under the guarantees of the UK and Denmark: the loan repayment period is 19 years with a five-year grace period,” the Finance Ministry said.
According to its release, the interest rate is 0.25% per annum (charged on the unused part of the loan).
The Ministry of Finance clarified that the funds will be used to pay for the work of public sector employees, provide pension payments and certain state social assistance programs, such as payment for housing and communal services, support for low-income families, disabled children and disabled since childhood, IDPs, as well as for paying medical services under the program of medical guarantees, etc.
As reported, the project “Support to public spending to ensure sustainable public administration in Ukraine” has been implemented since June 2022. The total amount of funds raised is $7.3 billion. The goal of this project is to maintain the sustainable ability of the government of Ukraine to carry out administrative activities and provide services for the performance of core government functions at the national and regional levels.
